Background information: In January The Latvian National Front issued two wall calendars for the year 2008 in order to promote friendship between Latvians and Russians (as they claim - “Lai veicinātu draudzību starp latviešu un krievu tautām un valstīm…” - “In order to promote friendship between Latvian and Russian nations and countries…” quote taken from the official website of DDD newspaper http://www.dddlnf.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=327&Itemid=27 ).
This political party is advocating a rather controversial idea of the decolonization of Latvia by means of deportation of non-citizens. They also support the celebration of Legionnaires' Day in order to honor Latvian soldiers who fought in a unit of Nazi Germany's Waffen SS in World War II. Recently three politicians from this party, including Aivars Garda, were accused of incitement of ethnic hatred and brought into court two years ago. However, they were found not guilty. On the 28th February this year the appeal of this case ended the same way: not guilty.
Now the scans of these calendars and my attempt to translate them:
First calendar
Chairman of the Latvia National Front
Aivars Garda
“Compatriots! Soviet occupation of Latvia brought against the will of the Latvian nation, by force as a horrible infection (which gradually but without a doubt destroys the Latvian nation) its colonists, who show typical characteristics of Great Russian chauvinism or fascism each day: hatred, impudence, pugnacity, flippancy and boastfulness. Such aggravation of national hatred and sowing seeds of dissension evoke fear in Latvians and unjustified pliancy in front of colonists.Don’t be afraid, Latvians! Do as I do, do better then me, in particular, each day send them back to Russia. Remember that these villains are afraid themselves of a just punishment from the nation of Latvia!
The president of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Compatriots in Latvia! History tells us that since the times of the tsar Ivan the Terrible Russia has committed atrocities against Latvians: killings, raping, burning. Historical chronicles of those times describe the cruelty of Russian army with such words that a person would involuntarily shudder from horror while reading them.
Such genocide against Latvians was committed by the Soviet Union. In addition to the atrocities, it sent into Latvia around one million colonists, who are maliciously set against Latvians. Russia, as an assignee of the Soviet Union, has to stop this violence against Latvians. Compatriots, you do not respect your President, if you don not return to Russia!
Happy New Year!
Second calendar
Matvey Ganapolskiy
Famous Russian journalist
Latvians! If my compatriots do not know or do not want to speak Latvian, insult you, swear, attack and demand to not speak your “dog’s language”, that is fascism!
Therefore, you take a stool, and hit this jerk with this stool with all your power in a head, so he does not dear to say such things. Yes, I (urge) to breaking the law, because if you live in a country, you should remember there is a (Latvian) language which is spoken by the majority, minority does not matter. Respect the rules!
Aivars Garda
Chairman of the Latvian National Front
Compatriots! The famous Russian journalist Matvey Ganapolskiy is absolutely right. If he, as a citizen of Russia, speaks in such a way about his impudent compatriots in Latvia, it proves that the truth was and is on the side of the Latvian National Front and the newspaper “DDD”. We ourselves, though, were never hesitating about it.
I do not urge to hit these villains and jerks with a stool in a head, but we send them on three letters at least, can’t we? (note: to send on three letters is a euphemism for “to say f*** you”) Can we or can we not be as brave as our Latvian riflemen, national partisans and legionnaires?
Happy New Year!
Nice, isn't it? :D
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