On 17 May, 15:20, Mikhail Medved <mikhail_b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Pig men in Latvian government realized it would be too much.
>
> http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/24467
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> Latvian Pig Man won=92t spoil Victory Day
>
> A controversial anti-litter initiative in Latvia has been delayed
> after criticism that it was an affront to Russians and their
> commemoration of Victory Day.
>
> The Latvian government are using a mascot called Pig Man, who is meant
> to symbolise litter louts, in a bid to help clean up their streets.
>
> But the end of the campaign was to coincide with Victory Day, on May
> 8.
>
> Earlier a Latvian Russian-language daily, The Telegraph, had labelled
> the move to hold the so-called =91Day of Victory over plastic bags=92 a
> provocation.
>
> Several politicians also called the campaign an insult to veterans of
> the war and to the Soviet soldiers who gave their lives to liberate
> Latvia from Nazi occupation.
>
> If it had gone ahead, there were fears that it could have led to
> resentment among Latvia=92s large Russian minority, or even a repeat of
> last year=92s Estonian riots.
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What is their problem with environmental campaigns? How exactly is it
spoiling their Victory Day? How on earth does this insult Soviet
soldiers? Nobody stops Soviet war veterans to celebrate their victory
day in Latvia.
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