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Ēriks Akulovs
Ēriks is a Latvian masculine given name, which is the cognate of the given name Eric, meaning "eternal ruler".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Eric" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. The name may refer to: *Ēriks Ešenvalds (born 1977), Latvian composer *Ēriks Grigjans (born 1964), Latvian footballer *Ēriks Koņeckis (1920–2006), Latvian ice hockey player *Ēriks Mesters (1926–2009), Latvian theologian and archbishop *Ēriks Pelcis (born 1978), Latvian footballer *Ēriks Pētersons (1909–1987), Latvian footballer and ice-hockey player *Ēriks Rags (born 1975), Latvian javelin thrower *Ēriks Raisters (1913–1942), Latvian footballer *Ēriks Ševčenko (born 1991), Latvian ice hockey player *Ēriks Vanags Ēriks Vanags (born 20 January 1893 in Riga) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly kn ... (1892–2001), Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |