The Latvian-Russian Relations Everybody wants to be free, make their own decisions, be able to communicate freely, and most important, be in charge of their lives. However, sometimes it is not up to the individual persons to decide. I was born in Latvia when it was still under communist rule. I and my family, same as many other Latvians have seen and experienced what life is like under communistic form of government, being a prisoner in your own country. Communism is a one way street that we had to follow no matter how hard it was. It is a dictatorship where you are told from the top how and what to do, and how everything is going to be. Can you call that a communication? It is obviou