also the book is, as you may expect, predominantly about this place. there are some parts about other places in the world and places outside do get mentioned more later if i recall, but overwhelmingly the book is about latvia.  i mention the parts about latvia because the way i see it the russification policy plays itself out the same way in ukraine right now. not just in the basic sense of them forcefully russifying the eastern regions in contrast to not russifying them at all, but in regards to the means they have used in the past and are likely to use here. we have some view of what things are like over there in the occupied regions, but i think it could still provide insight regarding the things we do not see taking place.
Latvia