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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia#Ethnic_groups http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia#Ethnic_groups is closest to the demographic graph of Latvia, for example.

by thesz 13y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia#Ethnic_groups http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia#Ethnic_groups is closest to the demographic graph of Latvia, for example. It stopped to grow right after Russian occupation ended. Take a closer look to the conditions in which most people live from where you have come. Or at their prospects in life. Or prospects of economy. I think that will change your opinion slightly.

air 13y ago
Russians moving into the country during Soviet rule and moving out after it seem to explain the graph pretty well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Russians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Russians : The number of Russians in Latvia increased significantly during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 10.5% of the total population in 1935 (206,499) to 34.0% in 1989 (905,515). It started to decrease in size again after Latvia re-gained independence in 1991 falling to 26.9% (557,119) in 2011.
- thesz 13y ago
  No, it doesn't fully explain changes. Numbers don't match. Take a look at another statistics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Latvia#Vital_statistics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Latvia#Vital_st... Number of births per 1000 had fallen right after end of "Russian occupation" and never ever regained 14.2 right before Latvian independence.
  - air 13y ago
    The graph on the same page shows that there is no collapse in the amount of ethnic Latvians in Latvia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ethnic_groups_in_Latvia.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ethnic_groups_in_Latvia.pn...
  - stdbrouw 13y ago
    Your point being that fertile people are happy people?
    - thesz 13y ago
      Directly answering your question - No. There's a point of time where Latvia went EU route, namely 1995. Nothing changed at that time. The trend started in 1991 (when USSR was split) continued until not very far past. The most important consequence of that trend is low fertility. I also would like to comment on your question. From what I saw in my life, happy people are fertile people. The people who feels support from all directions are fertile people. And also happy ones.
audriusko 13y ago
Do you honestly believe in what you are implying? Just because population grew - therefore people were happy in USSR? I was born in Lithuania, a country which was occupied at that time and even though I don't remember much there's lots of people to tell the story. A story no one in their right mind would chose to live in. Stop thinking you know anything about how we live and what we want because you're just being an ignorant idiot.
varjag 13y ago
Russian population also stopped growing after USSR collapsed.

by thesz 13y ago

air 13y ago

Russians moving into the country during Soviet rule and moving out after it seem to explain the graph pretty well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Russians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Russians : The number of Russians in Latvia increased significantly during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 10.5% of the total population in 1935 (206,499) to 34.0% in 1989 (905,515). It started to decrease in size again after Latvia re-gained independence in 1991 falling to 26.9% (557,119) in 2011.

thesz 13y ago
No, it doesn't fully explain changes. Numbers don't match. Take a look at another statistics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Latvia#Vital_statistics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Latvia#Vital_st... Number of births per 1000 had fallen right after end of "Russian occupation" and never ever regained 14.2 right before Latvian independence.
- air 13y ago
  The graph on the same page shows that there is no collapse in the amount of ethnic Latvians in Latvia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ethnic_groups_in_Latvia.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ethnic_groups_in_Latvia.pn...
- stdbrouw 13y ago
  Your point being that fertile people are happy people?
  - thesz 13y ago
    Directly answering your question - No. There's a point of time where Latvia went EU route, namely 1995. Nothing changed at that time. The trend started in 1991 (when USSR was split) continued until not very far past. The most important consequence of that trend is low fertility. I also would like to comment on your question. From what I saw in my life, happy people are fertile people. The people who feels support from all directions are fertile people. And also happy ones.

audriusko 13y ago

Do you honestly believe in what you are implying? Just because population grew - therefore people were happy in USSR? I was born in Lithuania, a country which was occupied at that time and even though I don't remember much there's lots of people to tell the story. A story no one in their right mind would chose to live in. Stop thinking you know anything about how we live and what we want because you're just being an ignorant idiot.

varjag 13y ago

Russian population also stopped growing after USSR collapsed.