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4 unusual facts about Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940


Latvian Song and Dance Festival

After the Soviet invasion and annexation of Latvia, festivals continuing in the Latvian SSR, now celebrating the Soviet family.

Peter Tabuns

Anton was born and raised in Latvia, though he managed to leave his homeland after the Soviet occupation and immigrate to England.

Richard Baumhammers

Richard Baumhammers was born in Pittsburgh to Andrejs and Inese Baumhammers, both Lutheran Latvian immigrants who fled the Soviet occupation of their homeland.

He acquired Latvian citizenship, and went about seeking to regain some of the family's properties lost during the Soviet occupation of Latvia.



see also

Soviet Occupation Day

Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day, to recall the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940