Coat Of Arms Of The Latvian SSR
Emblem of the Latvian SSR ( lv, Latvijas PSR valsts ģerbonis) was adopted on August 25, 1940, by the government of the Latvian SSR. It was based on the emblem of the Soviet Union. It features symbols of agriculture (wheat) and Latvia's maritime culture (a sunset over the Baltic Sea). The red star as well as the hammer and sickle for the victory of communism and the "world-wide socialist community of states". The banner bears the USSR State motto ("Proletarians of all countries, unite!") in both Latvian language (''Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!'') and Russian. The name of the Latvian SSR is shown only in Latvian, and reads ''Latvijas PSR'', the PSR standing for ''Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika'', or Soviet Socialist Republic. Until 1978, a gold star was used in the state emblem. The coat of arms of Latvia was restored in 1990. The use and exhibition of the emblem of the SSR is now banned in Latvia, due to a law approved in 2013. History In the period from the ...
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Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic ( lv, Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economic, and military backing of Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik government in the Russian SFSR. The head of government was Pēteris Stučka with Jūlijs Daniševskis as his deputy. History The LSPR armed forces, which consisted of the Red Latvian Riflemen and other units of the Red Army, quickly captured most of the territory of present-day Latvia, forcing Kārlis Ulmanis's provisional government into a small pocket of territory around the city of Liepāja. Stučka's government introduced sweeping communist reforms, resuming the radical policy direction from the abortive Iskolat government. Some reforms were initially popular, such as the expropriation of property from the bourgeoisie. The decision to unilaterally nationalise all agrarian ...
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Republic Of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent Republi ...
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Coats Of Arms With Sunrays
Coats may refer to: People *Coats (surname) Places * Coats, Kansas, US * Coats, North Carolina, US *Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada *Coats Land, region of Antarctica Other uses *Coat (clothing), an outer garment *Coats' disease, a human eye disorder *Coats Mission, British military mission 1941–42 *Coats Group, a multinational sewing and needlecraft supplies manufacturer *Coats Steam Car, American automobile manufactured 1922–23 *Stewart-Coats, American automobile manufactured only in 1922 *Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces Reserves See also *Coat (other) *Coates (other) *Cotes (other) Cotes may refer to: Placename * Cotes, Cumbria, a village in England * Cotes, Leicestershire, a village in England * Cotes, Staffordshire, a village in England; see List of United Kingdom locations: Cos-Cou * Cotes, Valencia, a municipality in ...

Coats Of Arms With The Hammer And Sickle
Coats may refer to: People * Coats (surname) Places * Coats, Kansas, US * Coats, North Carolina, US *Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada *Coats Land, region of Antarctica Other uses * Coat (clothing), an outer garment *Coats' disease, a human eye disorder *Coats Mission, British military mission 1941–42 * Coats Group, a multinational sewing and needlecraft supplies manufacturer *Coats Steam Car, American automobile manufactured 1922–23 * Stewart-Coats, American automobile manufactured only in 1922 *Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces Reserves See also *Coat (other) *Coates (other) *Cotes (other) Cotes may refer to: Placename * Cotes, Cumbria, a village in England * Cotes, Leicestershire, a village in England * Cotes, Staffordshire, a village in England; see List of United Kingdom locations: Cos-Cou * Cotes, Valencia, a municipality in ...

Coats Of Arms With Stars
Coats may refer to: People *Coats (surname) Places * Coats, Kansas, US * Coats, North Carolina, US *Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada *Coats Land, region of Antarctica Other uses *Coat (clothing), an outer garment *Coats' disease, a human eye disorder *Coats Mission, British military mission 1941–42 *Coats Group, a multinational sewing and needlecraft supplies manufacturer *Coats Steam Car, American automobile manufactured 1922–23 *Stewart-Coats, American automobile manufactured only in 1922 *Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces Reserves See also *Coat (other) *Coates (other) *Cotes (other) Cotes may refer to: Placename * Cotes, Cumbria, a village in England * Cotes, Leicestershire, a village in England * Cotes, Staffordshire, a village in England; see List of United Kingdom locations: Cos-Cou * Cotes, Valencia, a municipality in ...

Coats Of Arms With Wheat
Coats may refer to: People *Coats (surname) Places * Coats, Kansas, US * Coats, North Carolina, US *Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada *Coats Land, region of Antarctica Other uses *Coat (clothing), an outer garment *Coats' disease, a human eye disorder *Coats Mission, British military mission 1941–42 *Coats Group, a multinational sewing and needlecraft supplies manufacturer *Coats Steam Car, American automobile manufactured 1922–23 *Stewart-Coats, American automobile manufactured only in 1922 *Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces Reserves See also *Coat (other) *Coates (other) *Cotes (other) Cotes may refer to: Placename * Cotes, Cumbria, a village in England * Cotes, Leicestershire, a village in England * Cotes, Staffordshire, a village in England; see List of United Kingdom locations: Cos-Cou * Cotes, Valencia, a municipality in ...

Coats Of Arms Of The Soviet Union
Coats may refer to: People *Coats (surname) Places * Coats, Kansas, US * Coats, North Carolina, US *Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada *Coats Land, region of Antarctica Other uses *Coat (clothing), an outer garment *Coats' disease, a human eye disorder *Coats Mission, British military mission 1941–42 *Coats Group, a multinational sewing and needlecraft supplies manufacturer *Coats Steam Car, American automobile manufactured 1922–23 *Stewart-Coats, American automobile manufactured only in 1922 *Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces Reserves See also *Coat (other) *Coates (other) *Cotes (other) Cotes may refer to: Placename * Cotes, Cumbria, a village in England * Cotes, Leicestershire, a village in England * Cotes, Staffordshire, a village in England; see List of United Kingdom locations: Cos-Cou * Cotes, Valencia, a municipality in S ...

Coat Of Arms Of Latvia
Coat of arms of Republic of Latvia was officially adopted by the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia on 15 June 1921, and was in official use from 19 August 1921. It was created using new national symbols and elements of coats of arms of Polish and Swedish Livonia and of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. Thus the coat of arms combines symbols of Latvian national statehood, as well as symbols of its historical regions. The Latvian national coat of arms was designed by the Latvian artist Rihards Zariņš. Elements The three golden stars above the shield represent three historical regions of Latvia: Vidzeme (Swedish Livonia), Latgale (Latgalia or Inflanty Voivodeship, Polish Livonia) and Courland, Kurzeme (Courland, usually also representing Zemgale (Semigallia) as the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of Courland and Semigalia) and their unity. The golden sun in a blue field represents freedom. Sun was also used as a symbol of distinction and national identity used by the Rus ...
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Art Academy Of Latvia
The Art Academy of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija) is an institution of higher education and scientific research in art, located in Riga, Latvia. The neo-Gothic brick building is located on Krišjānis Valdemārs Street, next to the National Museum of Art. Organization Faculties The Academy has 5 faculties: * Faculty of Visual Arts (2D) :* Department of Painting :* Department of Graphic Art :* Department of Textile Art :* Department of Drawing * Faculty of Visual Plastic Arts (3D) :* Department of Sculpture :* Department of Ceramics :* Department of Glass Art * Faculty of Design :* Department of Functional Design :* Department of Environmental Art :* Department of Metal Design :* Department of Fashion Design * Faculty of Audio-Visual Media Art :* Department of Visual Communication :* Department "Motion. Image. Sound" :* Department of Stage Design * Faculty of Art History :* Department of Art History and Theory :* Department of Restoration :* Department of Humaniti ...
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Rihards Zariņš
Rihards Zariņš (also Richards Zarriņš or Richard Sarrinsch in German; 27 June 1869 – 21 April 1939) was a prominent Latvian graphic artist. Life He was born in Kocēni and grew up in Līgatne and later in Grīva. He pursued his studies in St. Petersburg, where he graduated in 1895 from the Stieglitz Central School for Technical Drawing. He then went on to further studies in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, where he studied lithography, and Paris, where he honed his skills in watercolour and pastels. He returned to Russia where he was employed by the Russian Imperial Printing Office in St. Petersburg for 20 years, acting as technical director. From 1905 he was in charge of designing state papers. In 1919, he returned to newly independent Latvia where he was appointed director of the government printing house. He held that position for over 14 years and retired at the beginning of 1934. After a stroke, he lost his ability to speak; however, he continued to draw until th ...
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Artūrs Apinis
Artūrs or Arturs is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arturs Alberings (1876–1934), held the office as Prime Minister of Latvia from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926 *Artūrs Bērziņš (born 1988), Latvian basketball player * Artūrs Garonskis (born 1957), Latvian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics *Artūrs Irbe (born 1967), former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender *Artūrs Karašausks (born 1992), Latvian footballer * Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964), Latvian politician * Artūrs Kulda (born 1988), Latvian professional ice hockey player * Artūrs Kupaks (born 1973), Latvian professional ice hockey player * Artūrs Kurucs (born 2000), Latvian basketball player *Artūrs Rubiks (born 1970), Latvian politician and the son of Alfrēds Rubiks * Artūrs Silagailis (born 1987), Latvian football defender *Artūrs Skrastiņš (born 1974), Latvian actor *Arturs Sproģis (1904–1980), Latvian colonel and ...
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People's Parliament
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