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Sovetskaya Latviya
''Sovetskaya Latviya'' (russian: Советская Латвия, lit=Soviet Latvia, ) was a major Russian-language newspaper in the Latvian SSR. It was an official publication of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia and the sister newspaper to the Latvian-language daily, '' Cīņa''. From 1969 onwards, it was also styled as an official organ of the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR as well. History 1919, 1940–1941 The newspaper that became ''Sovetskaya Latviya'' was first published in 1940, following the Soviet takeover of Latvia, and the establishment of a monopoly on power by the Communist Party. During this first period, it was named ''Nasha Pravda'' (russian: Наша Правда, italic=yes, lit=Our Truth, 1919) and ''Proletarskaya Pravda'' (russian: Пролетарская правда, italic=yes, lit=Our Truth, 1940).Entry Советская Латвия' in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia. The purpose of ''Proletarskaya Pravda'' was to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
