Polish young people in Latvia: between Polish and Russian identity, a dilemma of the identity of students in Polish schools in Daugavpils and Rēzekne

Marcin Wojciech Solarz, Małgorzata Wojtaszczyk, Magdalena Skorupska, Ada Górna, Krzysztof Górny, Anna Hofman and Małgorzata Tryfon

Journal of Baltic Studies, 2020, vol. 51, issue 1, 69-85

Abstract: This article discusses the results of field research into the Polish minority in eastern Latvia conducted in the autumn of 2016. The focus of the research was the sense of national identity felt by young people of Polish descent in Latvia and their ties with Poland, in particular as evidenced by the pupils of two Polish schools in Daugavpils and Rēzekne. The methods used were survey questions and memory maps. The findings indicate that the local Polish minority is strongly Russified, especially in their language of everyday communication. Paradoxically, however, the Polish school students express deep emotional ties with Poland.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2019.1684329

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