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Latvia Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Latvia Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is Latvian. Russian is widely spoken. Sometimes English or German is also understood, especially by younger Latvians. Latvian belongs to the Indo-European language family and is closely related to Lithuanian. Written, the two languages ​​are similar and can be understood to some extent, but spoken they are so different that Latvians and Lithuanians cannot understand each other. It is written in Latin letters. Diacritics indicate the correct pronunciation of certain letters, e.g. an overscore indicates…

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Riga Stradins University Student Review

Riga Stradins University Student Review

Hello everyone, I started studying at the RSU in the summer semester of 2016 . It was already clear to me during my school days that I would accept a stay abroad in Latvia in order to be able to study human medicine. As a result, I applied relatively early, but wasn’t sure whether I would actually be accepted. During my application process I asked myself a number of questions which, fortunately , were answered very well and in detail…

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