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Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika (Latvian)
Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
1940–1941
1944–1990/91
Flag of Latvian SSR
Flag (1953–1990)
State emblem(1940–1990) of Latvian SSR
State emblem
(1940–1990)
Anthem: Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Location of Latvia (red) within the Soviet Union
Location of Latvia (red) within the Soviet Union
Status Unrecognized Soviet Socialist Republic
(1940–1941, 1944–1990/91)
Capital Riga
Common languages Latvian
Russian
Government Soviet Socialist Republic
First Secretary  
• 1940–1959
 Jānis Kalnbērziņš (first)
• 1990
 Alfrēds Rubiks (last)
Historical era World War II · Cold War
• Soviet occupation
 17 June 1940
• SSR established
 21 July 1940
• Illegally annexed by USSR, Latvia continued de jure
 5 August 1940
• Nazi occupation
 1941–1945
• Soviet re-occupation
SSR re-established
 1944/1945
• Independence restored
 4 May 1990
• Independence recognized by the State Council of the Soviet Union
 6 September 1991
Area
1989 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi)
Population
• 1989
 2,666,567
Calling code 7 013
Today part of  Latvia

The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR; Latvian: Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika; Russian: Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Latvia or Latvia, was part of the Soviet Union, and existed from 1918 to 1920, and from 1940 to 1990.

Images for kids

  • Latvian SSR 1940

    1940 Soviet map of the Latvian SSR

  • Latvijas PSR Drāmatiskais teātris. 1940

    The National theater housed the People's Parliament in 1940

  • Riga. Parade. November-7-1940

    Demonstration in Riga on November 7, 1940

  • LatvianSSRElection1941

    Poster of the Latvian SSR Supreme Soviet Election on January 12, 1941

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19397, Lettland, Riga, Begrüßung der deutschen Soldaten

    German soldiers greeted in Riga on July 1, 1941

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-765-0596-24, Lettland, deutsche Propagandatafel

    "Two Worlds" – an anti-communist and anti-semitic Nazi propaganda board in Latvia, summer 1941

  • Red Army soldiers in Riga. October 1944

    Soviet soldiers in Riga, October 1944

  • Palace of Culture VEF factory. Riga. 04A

    VEF palace of culture

  • Межапарк Большая эстрада

    Song and Dance festival, 1955

  • Grāmatu masām-Книгу в массы

    "Books for the Masses!" Bilingual propaganda poster, 1945

  • Gauja portable radio 1961

    Gauja portable radio, 1961

  • Memorial Salaspils 1

    Salaspils police prison memorial, opened in 1967

  • 1990 Latvian Stationery

    Latvian stationery issued to commemorate the restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia: a 5-kopeck envelope without face value

  • Irbenes antena

    Irbene radio telescope

  • 1967 CPA 3520

    Soviet stamp in honor of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, 1967

  • Riga 1980 4kop USSR

    Soviet stamp celebrating 40 years of the Latvian SSR

  • DR1A Riga

    Train built in RVR

  • РАФ-22031

    The iconic RAF minibus

  • Monument to Latvian Riflemen in Riga

    Monument to the Red Latvian Riflemen in Riga

  • Old soviet building (8229119199)

    The abandoned House of Press

  • Jurmala-Riviera meets Totalitarism

    Soviet nomenklatura sanatorium in Jūrmala

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: República Socialista Soviética de Letonia para niños

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