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Communist Parties, political demonstrations by workers were held. The fascist governments were overthrown, and workers' governments were formed. In July 1940, elections for the Baltic Parliaments were held. The "Working People's Unions," created by an initiative of the Communist Parties, received the majority of the votes. The Parliaments adopted the declarations of the restoration of Soviet powers in Baltic countries and proclaimed the Soviet Socialist Republics. Declaration of Estonia's, Latvia's and Lithuania's wishes to join the USSR were adopted, and the
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continuation of the sovereign states whose first independent existence dates back to 1918ā1940 and does not accept any legal connection with the former
Latvian SSR, which had been occupied and annexed into USSR 1940ā1941 and 1944ā1991. Since independence, the Communist Party of the Latvian SSR was discontinued, and several high-ranking Latvian SSR officials faced prosecution for their role in various human rights abuses during the Latvian SSR regime. Latvia later joined
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republics. The legality of the acts, laws and decrees of the puppet regimes set up in those countries by the USSR is not recognized by the United States, diplomatic or consular officers are not maintained in either
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economic branches associated with it also collapsed. While a significant
Russian presence in Latgale predated the Soviet Union (~30%), the intense industrialization and the heavy importation of labor from the Soviet Union to support it led to significant increases in the Russian minority in Riga, even forming a majority in Latvian urban centers such as
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state-owned. The remaining farmers' taxes and obligatory produce delivery quotas were increased until individual farming became impossible. Many farmers killed their cattle and moved to cities. In 1948 collectivization began in earnest and was intensified after the March 1949 deportations, and by the end of the year, 93% of farms were collectivized.
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units in the Baltic countries. Economic difficulties and dissatisfaction of the populace with the Baltic governments' policies that had sabotaged the fulfillment of the Pact and the Baltic countries' governments' political orientation toward Nazi
Germany led to a revolutionary situation in June 1940.
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Soviets immediately began to reinstate the Soviet system. After re-establishing military control over the country, in February 1946, elections of the Soviet Union's Supreme Soviet were held, followed, in February 1947, by Latvian Supreme Soviet elections and only in January 1948 elections
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On 7 August 1940, all print media and printing houses were nationalized. Most existing magazines and newspapers were discontinued or appeared under new Soviet names. In
November 1940 banning of books began; in total, some 4,000 titles were banned and removed from circulation. Arrests and deportations
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Ulmanis government decided that, in conditions of international isolation and the overwhelming Soviet force both on the borders and inside the country, it was better to avoid bloodshed and unwinnable war. The Latvian army did not fire a shot and was quickly decimated by purges and included in the
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suggested that the
Governments of the Baltic countries conclude mutual assistance treaties between the countries. Pressure from working people forced the governments of the Baltic countries to accept this suggestion. The Pacts of Mutual Assistance were then signed which allowed the USSR to station a
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During the first year of Soviet power, construction of the new military aerodromes was begun, often involving the local population as unpaid construction workers. The Soviet Navy took over seaports and shipping yards. Many hundreds of Soviet officers were moved into newly nationalized apartments and
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Latvia took the position that it did not need to follow the process of secession delineated in the Soviet constitution, arguing that since the annexation was illegal and unconstitutional, it was merely reasserting independence that still existed under international law. However, the central power in
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in 1953, the policy of giving more power to local communists and respecting local languages was introduced. More freedoms came after the 1956 de-Stalinization. Some 30,000 survivors of Soviet deportations began returning to Latvia. Many were barred from working in certain professions or returning to
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In 2016, a committee of historians and economists published a report, "Latvian Industry Before and After Restoration of Independence," estimating the overall cost of Soviet occupation in the years 1940ā1990 at ā¬185 billion, not counting the intangible costs of "deportations and imprisonment policy"
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National income per capita was higher in Latvia than elsewhere in the USSR (42% above the Soviet average in 1968); however, Latvia was at the same time a relative contributor to the Federation's center with an estimated 0.5% of the Latvian GDP going to Moscow. After the Soviet Union's collapse, all
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accused Latvia and the other Baltic states of forming a military conspiracy against the Soviet Union, and so Moscow presented ultimatums, demanding new concessions, which included the replacement of governments with new ones, "determined to fulfill the treaties of friendship sincerely" and allowing
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consisted not only of the former Legionnaires or German supporters but men who were trying to avoid Soviet conscription, dispossessed farmers, and even priests and school pupils who wrote and distributed patriotic leaflets and provided shelter to partisans. Many believed that a new war between the
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Courland's entire Baltic Sea coast became a Soviet border area with limited freedom of movement for the local inhabitants and closed to outsiders. Beaches were illuminated by searchlights and plowed to show any footprints. The old fishing villages became closed military zones, and fishermen were
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In addition to active military personnel, Riga was popular as a retirement town for Soviet officers, who could not retire to larger cities like Moscow or Kyiv. Many thousands of them received preferential treatment in receiving new housing. To speed up the withdrawal of the Russian army, Latvia
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de facto ceased to be parts of the USSR four months before the Soviet Union itself ceased to exist (26 December 1991). Soon, on 6 September, the USSR recognized the independence of the three Baltic states. Today, the Republic of Latvia and other Baltic states consider themselves to be the legal
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the Republic of Latvia authorities by occupying the central publishing house in Riga and establishing a Committee of National Salvation to usurp governmental functions. During the transitional period, Moscow maintained many central Soviet state authorities in Latvia. Despite this, seventy-three
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Increased investments and subsidies for collective farms greatly increased the living standards of the rural population without much increase in production output. Much of the farm produce was still grown on small private plots. To improve rural living standards, a mass campaign was started to
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The Court said: (256 N.Y.S.2d 196) "The Government of the United States has never recognized the forceful occupation of Estonia and Latvia by the Soviet Union of Socialist Republics nor does it recognize the absorption and incorporation of Latvia and Estonia into the Union of Soviet Socialist
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From Sumner Wells' declaration of 23 July 1940, that we would not recognize the occupation. We housed the exiled Baltic diplomatic delegations. We accredited their diplomats. We flew their flags in the State Department's Hall of Flags. We never recognized in deed or word or symbol the illegal
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As Latvia had implemented a sweeping land reform after the independence, most farms were too small for nationalization. While rumors of impending collectivization were officially denied in 1940 and 52,000 landless peasants were given small plots of up to 10 ha, in early 1941, preparations for
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as the titular head of the republic (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet), and the head of the executive (the Chairman of the Soviet of the Ministers), were in subordinate positions. Therefore, the history of Soviet Latvia can broadly be divided into the periods of rule by the
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and better job occupations. It was also made a compulsory subject in all Latvian schools. Vast numbers of people were needed for the new factories, and they were purposefully sent there from different parts of Russia, thus creating a situation wherein bigger towns became increasingly
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Western powers and the Soviet Union was imminent and expected Latvia to be liberated soon. After the 1949 deportations and collectivization, the resistance movement decreased sharply, with the last few individuals surrendering in 1956 when amnesty was offered. The last holdout was
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After 1944, Latvia and Riga became heavily militarized. Demobilized soldiers and officers chose to move to Riga, creating severe housing shortages. Much of the new apartment building in the first post-war years was done only for the benefit of Soviet officers stationed in Riga.
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era continued with the modernizing impulse of the 1960s, a visible stagnation began by the mid-1970s. Prestige high-rise projects in Riga, such as the Hotel Latvija and the Ministry of Agriculture building, took many years to complete. A new international airport and the
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communists who had been born to Latvian parents in Russia or the Soviet Union, had returned to Latvia only after World War II, and usually did not speak or avoided speaking Latvian in public. They were supported by the politically influential officer corps of the
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army camp, and many were executed on the spot. Many political prisoners were summarily executed in prisons across Latvia during the hasty Soviet retreat after the German attack on 22 June 1941. Latvia lost some 35,000 people during the first year of Soviet rule.
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Since there were not enough people to operate the newly built factories and expand industrial production, workers outside the Latvian SSR (mainly Russians) were transferred into the country, noticeably decreasing the proportion of ethnic Latvians. The speed of
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The Soviet army had been stationed in Latvia since October 1939, when it demanded and received military bases in Courland where it stationed at least 25,000 soldiers, with air force, tanks and artillery support. The Soviet navy received rights to use ports in
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Some deportees had been warned to stay away from home and hid among friends or in forests. After the German-Soviet war began, many formed small guerrilla units, attacked the retreating Red Army soldiers and greeted Germans with the flag of independent Latvia.
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in a non-binding advisory referendum. A large number of ethnic Russians also voted for the proposition. The Republic of Latvia declared the end of the transitional period and restored complete independence on 21 August 1991 in the aftermath of the failed
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and minority languages. In addition, the Russian people's leading and progressive role throughout Latvian history was heavily emphasized in school books, arts, and literature. The remaining poets, writers, and painters had to follow the strict canons of
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were sent back to the homeland of their parents. Most of these Soviets did not speak Latvian, and this only enforced the wall of distrust against the local population. By 1953 Latvia's Communist Party had 42,000 members, half of whom were Latvians.
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Between 1959 and 1968, nearly 130,000 Russian speakers immigrated to Latvia and began working in the large industrial factories that were rapidly built. The newly arrived immigrants were the first to receive apartments in the newly built
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Hundreds of thousands of Russians were moved to Latvia to replace the lost population (due to war casualties, refugees to the West, and deportees to the East) and to implement a heavy industrialization program. An extensive program of
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celebrations along with other Latvian traditions and folk customs. In November 1959, PelŔe also instigated the purge of "nascent nationalists" from the Latvian government. Almost 2,000 members of the government were removed.
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an unlimited number of troops to enter the three countries. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops entered Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These additional Soviet military forces far outnumbered the armies of each country.
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was legalized, replacing the Soviet Latvian flag as the official flag in 1990. Pro-independence Latvian Popular Front candidates gained a two-thirds majority in the Supreme Council in the March 1990 democratic elections.
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began their fight against another occupier: the Soviet Union. At their peak, some 10,000ā15,000 partisans in disorganized units fought local battles against Communists, NKVD troops and Soviet government representatives.
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resigned from their posts and were replaced by hardliners. During the next three years, some 2,000 national communists were dismissed from their positions and moved to insignificant posts in the countryside or Russia.
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collectivization began. The small size of land plots and imposition of the production quotas and high taxes meant that very soon independent farmers would go bankrupt and had to establish collective farms.
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Arrests and deportations to the Soviet Union began even before Latvia officially became a part of it. Initially, they were limited to the most prominent political and military leaders like President
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officially agreed to allow 20,000 retired Soviet officers and their families (up to 50,000 people) to remain in Latvia without granting them citizenship and Russia continues to pay them pensions.
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to allow the USSR to establish military bases and station troops on its soil. Latvia was next in line, as the USSR demanded the signing of a similar treaty. The authoritarian government of
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liquidate individual family farms and to move people into smaller agricultural towns where they were given apartments. Farmers became paid workers in collective farms.
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for industrial needs and domestic heating. This allowed large-scale construction of new micro-districts and high-rises to begin. In 1965, the
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and request admission to the Soviet Union on the same day. Such a change in the basic constitutional order of the state was illegal under the
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3106:"A Stalinist Purge in the Khrushchev Era? The Latvian Communist Party Purge, 1959ā1963"
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percent of all Latvian residents confirmed their strong support for independence on
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was legitimate and that the Soviet Union liberated the countries from the Nazis.
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petitioned accordingly. The Supreme Soviet of the USSR approved the requests.
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The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by David J. Smith, Page 24,
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Feldbrugge, Ferdinand; Gerard Pieter van den Berg; William B. Simons (1985).
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became widespread. Consumer goods shortages were a norm. Latvians turned to
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Latvia lost some 20% of its population during World War II. In 1944 part of
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continued to advocate the cause of Latvia's freedom for the next 50 years.
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The decision to restore diplomatic relations took effect on 29 August 1991
2939:(in Latvian, English, and Russian). Riga: Latvijas Valsts arhīvs; Nordik.
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took place in June and August 1939, according to the agreed terms of the
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Latvijas okupÄcija un aneksija 1939–1940: Dokumenti un materiÄli.
2563:"The International Practice of the European Communities: Current Survey"
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In 1958 Soviet education law made learning national languages optional.
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Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars/Ministers of Latvian SSR
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as unreliable elements. Some 600 Latvian officers were arrested in the
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From 1959 to 1962, leading Latvian national communists were purged as
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and anyone that could claim to be one emigrated to the German Reich.
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3390:"The Occupation of Latvia: Aspects of History and International Law"
3311:"Soviet occupation cost Latvian economy ā¬185 billion, says research"
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Poster of the Latvian SSR Supreme Soviet Election on 12 January 1941
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European Court of Human Rights cases on Occupation of Baltic States
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houses. Larger apartments were subdivided, creating communal ones.
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Internationally unrecognized territory occupied by the Soviet Union
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moved into Latvia, effectively annexing it into the Soviet Union.
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virtually ceased to exist. Secretive objects were built like the
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began the introduction of the political and economic reforms of
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provided an opportunity for Latvia to restore its independence.
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I.Grava-Kreituse, I.Feldmanis, J.Goldmanis, A.Stranga. (1995).
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Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1940ā1941; 1944ā1990)
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1913:, was allowed greater autonomy, and in 1988 the old national
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Russia and the Baltic States: Not a Case of "Flawed" History
1958:
On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia
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was also influenced by the fact that Riga was the HQ of the
3530:"Resolution on the situation in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania"
3480:"Resolution on the situation in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania"
2984:"Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center Online"
2449:"U.S.-Baltic Relations: Celebrating 85 Years of Friendship"
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The National Theater housed the People's Parliament in 1940
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Vast portions of this page lack sufficient or any sources.
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U.S.-Baltic Relations: Celebrating 85 Years of Friendship
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and officials maintain that the Soviet annexation of the
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By the mid-1980s, in addition to 350,000 soldiers of the
1424:"Books for the Masses!" Bilingual propaganda poster, 1945
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from the occupied Baltic states. In preparation, General
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Misiunas, Romuald J.; Taagepera, Rein (1 January 1983).
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at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
1827:, with active and retired Soviet officers moving there.
1186:, and NGO leaders, even philatelists and enthusiasts of
1465:") were deported to Siberia and northern Kazakhstan in
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On 24 September 1939, the USSR entered the airspace of
3040:"The Rise and Fall of the Latvian National Communists"
2730:
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populations began, with many killings taking place in
2375:. Estonian Embassy in Washington. 22 September 2008.
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On 25 March 1949, 43,000 primarily rural residents ("
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Latvia turns to EU for help in resolving oil impasse
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Occupation of Latvia by Soviet Union 1944–1945
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On 4 May 1990, the Council passed the declaration "
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2373:"22 September 1944 from one occupation to another"
3250:The Baltic States, years of dependence, 1940ā1990
3182:"Par Latvijas Republikas neatkarības atjaunoŔanu"
2899:The Baltic States, Years of Dependence, 1940-1980
3562:The Forty-Third Session of the UN Sub-Commission
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2338:. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007
2151:Riga Higher Military Aviation Engineering School
1617:Salaspils police prison memorial, opened in 1967
128:ŠŠ°ŃŠ²ŠøŠ¹ŃŠŗŠ°Ń Š”Š¾Š²ŠµŃŃŠŗŠ°Ń Š”Š¾ŃŠøŠ°Š»ŠøŃŃŠøŃŠµŃŠŗŠ°Ń Š ŠµŃŠæŃŠ±Š»ŠøŠŗŠ°
2838:. Latvian National Foundation. Stockholm. 1949.
1893:In the second half of the 1980s, Soviet leader
980:became the only legal Party and presented the "
223:Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
3229:Latvia declared independence on 21 August 1991
2630:(in Latvian). pp. 348ā350. Archived from
2490:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 62ā63.
1229:German soldiers greeted in Riga on 1 July 1941
5869:States and territories disestablished in 1991
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3246:Misiunas, Romuald J.; Rein Taagepera (1993).
2173:The governments of the Baltic countries, the
1628:In 1961, PelŔe officially banned the Latvian
1221:Latvian anti-Nazi resistance movement 1941ā45
126:
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3534:Official Journal of the European Communities
3484:Official Journal of the European Communities
3065:Pabriks, Artis; Purs, Aldis (7 March 2013).
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1874:and even Poetry Days became hugely popular.
1786:Monument to the Red Latvian Riflemen in Riga
246:Location of annexed Latvia (red) within the
4623:Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic 1944ā1991
3254:. University of California Press. pp.
2873:Attitudes of the Major Soviet Nationalities
1952:Flag of the Republic of Latvia (since 1990)
1679:promotes the subject in a subjective manner
1122:who were arrested in July 1940. The Soviet
5864:States and territories established in 1940
5839:1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
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3448:UNITED NATIONS Human Rights Council Report
3300:, AP WorldStream Tuesday, 4 February 2003.
2232:Current position of the Russian government
1506:Communists who had survived the so-called
869:Soviet occupation and annexation of Latvia
240:
99:
3702:"Ethnic structure of Latvia" at lettia.lv
3214:. Embassy of Finland, Riga. 9 July 2008.
2966:
2964:
2484:Lauterpacht, E.; C. J. Greenwood (1967).
1701:Learn how and when to remove this message
88:Learn how and when to remove this message
5443:Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
1909:. The Latvian SSR, along with the other
1442:, who hid from authorities until 1995.
1263:authority, a process of eliminating the
1071:Demonstration in Riga on 7 November 1940
943:SovietāEstonian Mutual Assistance Treaty
901:Soviet instability in the 1980s and the
692:ā¢ Declaration of state sovereignty
201:Visu zemju proletÄrieÅ”i, savienojieties!
113:Latvijas Padomju SociÄlistiskÄ Republika
5834:1940 establishments in the Soviet Union
3528:European Parliament (13 January 1983).
3478:European Parliament (13 January 1983).
3341:"Latvija ā Padomju SavienÄ«bas karabÄze"
2814:. Princeton Junction: Cognition Books.
2660:Kenneth Christie; Robert Cribb (2002).
2389:For Estonia, World War II did not end,
2297:
1728:
1382:In the middle of 1944, when the Soviet
951:SovietāLatvian Mutual Assistance Treaty
5547:Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
3388:Feldmanis, Inesis (15 December 2015).
2810:Latvia in the Wars of the 20th century
2637:
2349:
2145:Military training was provided by the
1713:In 1962, Riga began receiving Russian
1454:). Some escaped arrest and joined the
1103:, started writing poems about Stalin.
715:ā¢ Independence recognized by the
5513:1949 East German State Railway strike
5485:World Federation of Democratic Youth
4586:Occupation by the Soviet Union (1940)
3680:from the original on 12 December 2016
3394:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
3321:from the original on 23 November 2018
3110:The Slavonic and East European Review
2877:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2567:European Journal of International Law
2504:from the original on 10 February 2023
2425:from the original on 10 February 2023
2306:"History of Latvia: A brief synopsis"
2169:State continuity of the Baltic states
2147:Riga Higher Military Political School
1968:even though its sovereignty had been
1469:, which was implemented in all three
1362:Soviet soldiers in Riga, October 1944
1259:Immediately after the installment of
1160:People's Commissar of Public Security
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5384:Soviet response to the Marshall Plan
4566:The First Latvian National Awakening
3212:"History - Embassy of Finland, Riga"
2875:, Center for International Studies,
1719:PļaviÅas Hydroelectric Power Station
1213:Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany
949:accepted the ultimatum, signing the
3647:"Russia denies Baltic 'occupation'"
3192:from the original on 23 August 2024
3162:from the original on 23 August 2024
3085:from the original on 23 August 2024
3046:from the original on 23 August 2024
2916:from the original on 23 August 2024
2804:"VIII. September 1939 to June 1941"
2680:from the original on 23 August 2024
2579:10.1093/oxfordjournals.ejil.a035821
2316:from the original on 23 August 2024
1676:This article contains wording that
1523:was initiated, limiting the use of
1278:The killings were committed by the
1142:Soviet propaganda demonstration in
974:election of the People's Parliament
919:Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940
882:The territory changed hands during
5606:Sovietization of the Baltic states
3674:"Bush denounces Soviet domination"
3351:from the original on 21 April 2021
3138:10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.96.2.0244
3122:10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.96.2.0244
2902:. University of California Press.
1810:Soviet nomenklatura sanatorium in
1681:without imparting real information
1085:Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
1009:Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
25:
5764:Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
5477:World Federation of Trade Unions
3653:from the original on 20 June 2017
3592:from the original on 3 March 2016
3540:from the original on 28 June 2011
3490:from the original on 28 June 2011
3400:from the original on 8 April 2016
2379:from the original on 30 June 2018
2200:Soviet sources before Perestroika
1978:unsuccessfully tried to overthrow
915:Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
864:between 1940ā1941 and 1944ā1990.
832:Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
717:State Council of the Soviet Union
104:Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
34:Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
5829:1991 disestablishments in Latvia
5694:January 1991 events in Lithuania
5352:Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
4641:
3865:
3778:
3218:from the original on 11 May 2011
3152:"Latvija 1969ā1978 - LV portÄls"
3068:Latvia: The Challenges of Change
2937:Aizvestie: 1941. gada 14. jÅ«nijÄ
1803:
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1162:of the Soviet Union, signed the
986:Social Democratic Workers' Party
802:
777:
227:
178:
162:
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5784:Occupation of the Baltic states
5418:Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
4606:Soviet deportations from Latvia
3672:BBC News: Europe (7 May 2005).
3645:BBC News: Europe (5 May 2005).
2666:. RoutledgeCurzon. p. 83.
2251:
2163:Occupation of the Baltic states
1883:National reawakening, 1985ā1990
1340:Stalinism re-imposed, 1945ā1953
1099:, began, while others, such as
1087:in January 1941. The remaining
903:dissolution of the Soviet Union
896:occupation of the Baltic states
2447:Fried, Daniel (14 June 2007).
2216:Government of the Soviet Union
2175:European Court of Human Rights
2123:. The small coastal nation of
1536:National Communists, 1953ā1959
212:"Workers of the world, unite!"
1:
5824:1940 establishments in Latvia
5779:Republics of the Soviet Union
5699:January 1991 events in Latvia
5689:Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
5438:Socialist Republic of Romania
5413:People's Republic of Bulgaria
5405:People's Republic of Albania
5374:1948 Czechoslovak coup d'Ć©tat
5074:Republics of the Soviet Union
3821:Latvian SSR First Secretaries
3315:Public Broadcasting of Latvia
2973:The Holocaust in Latvia, 1996
2848:Ferdinand Feldbrugge (1985).
2792:Misiunas & Taagepera, p26
2540:, B6-0215/2007, 21 May 2007;
2287:Republics of the Soviet Union
1721:began producing electricity.
1378:Song and Dance festival, 1955
1050:Era of KalnbÄrziÅÅ”, 1940ā1959
982:Latvian Working People's Bloc
894:in 1944 and 1945. The Soviet
5684:Collapse of the Soviet Union
5674:Fall of communism in Albania
5265:Pridnestrovian Moldavian SSR
3021:, Fordham Univ Press, 2006,
2935:ElmÄrs Pelkaus, ed. (2001).
2802:Mangulis, Visvaldis (1983).
2707:: Crimes, Terror, Repression
2658:nearly 650,000 according to
1944:envelope without face value
1798:The abandoned House of Press
1332:to help Germany against the
1249:board in Latvia, summer 1941
646:ā¢ Illegally annexed by
5844:Political history of Latvia
5789:Soviet military occupations
5659:End of communism in Hungary
5428:Hungarian People's Republic
2748:Political parties of Europe
2551:. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
2115:moved to larger townships:
2075:of the Soviet authorities.
1922:Collapse of the Soviet rule
1870:, the historic comedies of
1648:of Soviet Latvia. Latvia's
1508:1937ā38 "Latvian Operation"
955:Soviet occupation of Latvia
680:ā¢ Soviet re-occupation
63:. The specific problem is:
5885:
5854:Former socialist republics
5423:German Democratic Republic
4596:by the Soviet Union (1944)
2850:Encyclopedia of Soviet Law
2472:occupation of their lands.
2408:Encyclopedia of Soviet law
2226:Supreme Soviet of the USSR
2203:
2166:
2160:
1925:
1886:
1609:Gauja portable radio, 1961
1539:
1498:Central Committee, led by
1430:Latvian national partisans
1343:
1210:
1055:The Horrible Year, 1940ā41
1016:Latvian Diplomatic Service
912:
59:to meet Knowledge (XXG)'s
31:
5611:Information dissemination
5538:1956 Hungarian Revolution
5528:1953 East German uprising
5314:
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4659:
4639:
4342:
3919:
3863:
3827:
3776:
3745:
3611:Great Soviet Encyclopedia
3514:29 September 2018 at the
3093:– via Google Books.
2924:– via Google Books.
2773:20 September 2020 at the
2561:Dehousse, Renaud (1993).
2532:29 September 2018 at the
2487:International Law Reports
1566:They were opposed by the
1546:During the short rule of
1315:Latvian Partisan Movement
1023:Communist Party of Latvia
978:Communist Party of Latvia
756:
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5596:Emigration and defection
5433:Polish People's Republic
4710:Administrative divisions
3464:17 November 2017 at the
3104:Loader, Michael (2018).
2750:, Greenwood Press, p450
2746:Vincent E McHale (1983)
2711:Harvard University Press
2136:Baltic Military District
2031:, and the bulk-oil port
1825:Baltic Military District
1654:Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca
1573:Baltic Military District
1559:. This group was led by
960:Soviet foreign minister
571:ā¢ 1988ā1990 (last)
529:ā¢ 1988ā1990 (last)
5654:Fall of the Berlin Wall
5580:1981 protests in Kosovo
5518:Rebellion of Cazin 1950
4735:Government institutions
3567:19 October 2015 at the
3284:6 November 2013 at the
2705:Black Book of Communism
2194:MolotovāRibbentrop Pact
1907:Popular Front of Latvia
1889:Popular Front of Latvia
1601:Era of PelÅ”e, 1959ā1966
1412:to the local Soviets.
1307:Latvian Central Council
1217:The Holocaust in Latvia
1207:World War II, 1941ā1945
873:MolotovāRibbentrop Pact
5859:20th century in Latvia
3016:23 August 2024 at the
3011:Latvia in World War II
2852:. Brill. p. 460.
2411:. Brill. p. 461.
2129:Irbene radio telescope
2091:
2019:) and electrotechnic (
1953:
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1878:Era of Pugo, 1984ā1988
1774:The iconic RAF minibus
1725:Era of Voss, 1966ā1984
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5740:56.95806Ā°N 24.10250Ā°E
5704:Breakup of Yugoslavia
4860:2008 financial crisis
3426:on 29 September 2007.
2206:Soviet historiography
2086:
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1966:still legally existed
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1370:VEF palace of culture
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1126:arrested most of the
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704:Independence restored
278:Common languages
5849:Former client states
5552:1970 Polish protests
5533:1956 PoznaÅ protests
5398:Soviet-allied states
3627:26 June 2008 at the
2585:on 27 September 2007
2182:Human Rights Council
2157:International status
2079:Soviet army presence
1762:A train built in RVR
1658:Riga Autobus Factory
1625:enforced his power.
1446:Deportations of 1949
1152:anti-Soviet elements
1134:14 June deportations
576:Vilnis Edvīns Bresis
521:Augusts KirhenŔteins
70:improve this article
5769:Communism in Latvia
5736: /
5669:Romanian revolution
5642:Revolutions of 1989
5523:1953 PlzeÅ uprising
5234:Non-union republics
5224:Transcaucasian SFSR
4911:Illegal immigration
4794:Statistical regions
4581:War of Independence
4536:Corded Ware culture
2836:The Story of Latvia
2634:on 6 November 2008.
2547:19 May 2015 at the
2538:European Parliament
1988:Soviet coup attempt
1384:Operation Bagration
1176:special settlements
1170:ā were deported to
997:People's Parliament
682:SSR re-established
534:Anatolijs Gorbunovs
5745:56.95806; 24.10250
5679:Singing Revolution
5562:June 1976 protests
5347:Soviet occupations
5218:Karelo-Finnish SSR
4850:Telecommunications
4835:Latvian euro coins
4546:Kingdom of Livonia
3008:Valdis O. Lumans,
2990:on 10 January 2007
2238:Russian government
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3317:. 18 April 2016.
3265:978-0-520-08228-1
3027:978-08-23-22627-6
2699:Stephane Courtois
2461:on 19 August 2012
2282:History of Latvia
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1895:Mikhail Gorbachev
1711:
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