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British Royal Navy in the Baltic Sea 1918-1920 Supporting the Latvian...
British sailors on board during the Battle of Riga 1919 On November 1919 Latvian army faced attack from the much superior enemy – superior both in size and weapons. However, Latvian army withstood the...
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The Black Knights of 1919. The Baltic Freikorps and the Army of Bermondt
The uniforms of the Baltic German Freikorps The Latvian national epoch Lāčplēsis – The Bear Slayer tells the story of the Latvian mythological hero Lāčplēsis fighting against the Crusaders and their...
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Latvia 2014 The Year or Peril
Another year is heading for an end. The last post of this year will be review of events that took place in Latvia during 2014. In past I called the 2011 as the year or troubles, the 2012 the year of...
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Jews and Latvians in the 1905 Revolution
The Bloody Sunday on the January 22 (9 according to Julian calendar still used in Russian Empire) was a wakeup call for many nations across the Russian Empire. For Russians it was a fight for more...
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Jews in Soviet Latvia. Assimilation, resistance and revival.
Jews in the Riga train station on the way to Israel On May 14 1948, the State of Israel declared its independence. It was the realization of hopes and dreams of many of the Holocaust survivors. Large...
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Muslims in Latvia
Latvian translation of the Quran. The refugee crisis in Europe has also affected Latvian society. Latvia as EU country is taking part in handling the crisis and has agreed to accept to host at least...
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US Presidential Elections: Importance for Latvia and Eastern Europe
Just one week left before the most important political event in United States of America and arguably the rest of the world. An average American voter may think it only matters their own country and...
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Latvia and Ukrainian People’s Republic
1920 map of claimed lands by Ukrainian People’s Republic. Note: Eastern Ukraine – Galicia and Lviv has been already to Poland. Ukrainian People’s Republic (Українська Народна Республіка УНР or UNR) was...
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Latvia 2016: The Gathering Storm
2016 is heading for closure and it’s time to set the record what happened this year and what to expect of next 12 months. Many has called 2016 as one of the worst years in the decades. It was time of...
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