Do Belarusians Speak English?

Is English widely spoken in Belarus? Similar to neighboring countries, older people and people in villages usually don't speak English, while younger population and inhabitants of big cities speak it pretty well. Some people also speak German, French and Polish.

Is English widely spoken in Latvia?

After independence (1990) English has replaced Russian as the most common foreign language to learn. The younger generations of ethnic Latvians usually speak English far better than Russian (and would switch to English when communicating with foreigners). English is also very common in tourist materials.

Is Belarusians bilingual?

“Bilingualism With and Without Diglossia; Diglossia With and Without Bilingualism.” Journal of Social Issues 23 (2): 29–38] linguistic situations. ... ... Thus the situation is Belarus can be characterized as replacive bilingualism (Zaprudski 2007) . ...