Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicSoviet republic from 1917 to 1991The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR) was a communist state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest and most populous constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1922 to 1991, until becoming a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with priority of Russian laws over Union-level legislation in 1990 and 1991, the last two years of the existence of the USSR.
Latvian War of IndependenceBelligerents1918 – April 1919LatviaVI Reserve Corps1st Guards Reserve DivisionBaltische LandeswehrLatvian Independent BrigadeLieven detachmentEiserne DivisionEstoniaFinnish volunteersNorth Latvian Brigade1918 – April 1919Soviet RussiaSoviet LatviaApril–July 1919LatviaEstoniaNorth Latvian BrigadeDanish volunteersLieven detachmentApril–July 1919VI Reserve Corps1st Guards Reserve DivisionBaltische Landeswehr(South) Latvian Independent BrigadeEiserne DivisionBermontiansApril–July 1919Soviet RussiaSoviet LatviaJuly 1919–1920LatviaBaltische LandeswehrPolandEstoniaUnited KingdomFranceOctober–December 1919West Russian Volunteer ArmyFreikorpsRussian unitsJuly 1919–1920Soviet RussiaSoviet LatviaCommanders and leadersKārlis UlmanisOskars Kalpaks†Jānis BalodisDāvids SīmansonsJorģis ZemitānsRoberts DambītisErnst PõdderViktor PuskarEdward Rydz-ŚmigłyHarold AlexanderRüdiger von der GoltzAlfred FletcherPavel Bermondt-AvalovWalter von EberhardtVladimir LeninLeon TrotskyJukums VācietisSergei KamenevDmitry NadyozhnyVladimir GittisPēteris Slavens#Strength 69,232 soldiers 54 canons271 machine guns321 self-propelled guns(January 1920) 6,509 infantry65 cavalry106 heavy machine guns126 light machine guns23 artillery pieces3 armoured vehicles3 armoured trains(June 1919) 22,000 soldiers25 tanks(January 1920) 1 aircraft carrier1 monitor23 light cruisers85 destroyers20 submarines2 minelayers18 minesweepers10 coastal motor boats4 depot ships 45,000 soldiers 10 armoured vehicles3 armoured trains18 airplanes100 artillery469 machine guns(June 1919) 45,000 soldiers 600 machine-guns98 field-guns3 armoured trains 5,600 – 6,300 soldiers55 machine-guns42 guns3 armoured trainsCasualties and losses 3,046 killed 4,085 wounded 300 killed800 wounded 840 killed 3,000 wounded 8,000 killed At least 2,000 captured11 executedThe Latvian War of Independence (Latvian: Latvijas Neatkarības karš), sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles (Latvijas brīvības cīņas) or the Latvian War of Liberation (Latvijas atbrīvošanas karš), was a series of military conflicts in Latvia between 5 December 1918, after the newly proclaimed Republic of Latvia was invaded by Soviet Russia, and the signing of the Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty on 11 August 1920.
KomsomolYouth division of the CPSUThe All-Union Leninist Young Communist League — Vsesoiuznyi leninskii kommunisticheskii soiuz molodëzhi — commonly known as Komsomol, was a communist youth organization in the Soviet Union. It is sometimes described as the youth section of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), although it was formally independent and referred to as "the helper and the reserve of the CPSU".
Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve other countries.
Latvian RiflemenThe Latvian Riflemen (Latvian: Latviešu strēlnieki; Russian: Латышские стрелки, romanized: Latyshskie strelki) were originally a military formation of the Imperial Russian Army assembled starting 1915 in Latvia in order to defend Baltic governorates against the German Empire in World War I. Initially, the battalions were formed by volunteers, and from 1916 by conscription among the Latvian population.
TverTver (Russian: Тверь, IPA: [tvʲerʲ]) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located 180 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 416,216 (2021 census).
Riga Technical UniversityRiga Technical University (RTU) (Latvian: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries established on October 14, 1862. It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as Riga Polytechnical Institute and Riga Polytechnicum. In 1958, the Riga Polytechnic Institute was established as a separate institution, separating the departments of engineering from the Latvian State University.
RussiaRussia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with three-fourths of its population living in urban areas.
LatviansLanguagesLatvian, Latvian Sign LanguageReligionLutheranProtestantism (majority),(See Religion in Latvia)Related ethnic groupsOther Balts, especially KurseniekiLatvians (Latvian: latvieši) are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally also referred to as Letts, especially in older bibliography. Latvians share a common Latvian language, culture, history and ancestry.
Latvian languageLatvian (latviešu valoda, IPA:), also known as Lettish, is an East Baltic language belonging to the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the Baltic region, and is the language of the Latvians. It is the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.5 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad.
Russian languageRussian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language of the former Soviet Union.
CommunismCommunism (from Latin'common, universal') is a political and economicideology whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic classless order centered on common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products in society based on need. A communist society entails the absence of private property and social classes, and ultimately money and the state.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.