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Mappy Monday – Second World War Name Changes

So we last left off on Mappy Monday with Interwar Territorial Changes in Latvia. Today, we move on to the tricky business of naming during wartime. During the Second World War, Latvia was occupied three times, and the third occupation

Antra October 12, 2015 geography, history, Rīga, war 1 Comment

Mappy Monday – Russian Empire Era Names for Latvian Territory

Back to Mappy Monday – sorry we missed last week, but I was down with a bad cold and headache, so I couldn’t get this out last Monday! But continuing on from where we left off, at medieval to early

Antra September 21, 2015 geography, history, war 1 Comment

Mappy Monday – Medieval to Early Modern Names for Latvian Territory

Picking up where we left off last week, talking about ancient names for Latvian territory – and now we’re moving into the Middle Ages, and then medieval and early modern eras! After the German crusaders invaded and gradually conquered the

Antra September 7, 2015 geography, history, religion, war 1 Comment

Mappy Monday – Ethnic and Religious Enclaves

Latvia is not and has never been one monoethnic entity. Certainly, Latvians – and Luteran Latvians, at that – have made up the majority, but they are not the only ones living in Latvia. Throughout the years, there have been

Antra August 17, 2015 farms, geography, history, languages, religion No Comments

WW1 Diary – July 29, 1918

Seventy-fourth installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to

Antra July 29, 2015July 28, 2015 family, migration, Valmiera, war No Comments

Mappy Monday – Road to the East

Since the Second World War, Siberia and the Russian Far East are associated with deportations and prison camps. It is difficult to imagine that in decades past, thousands of Latvians and other Balts traveled there willingly to make new homes.

Antra July 20, 2015July 21, 2015 history, migration No Comments

52 Ancestors #24: Brencis Līcītis

Time for Week 24 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is a relatively recent one, by virtue

Antra June 24, 2014 family, Krustpils, migration, Sērene, war 1 Comment

Latvian Herald – June 6, 1921

This is part of my series of interesting newspaper articles that I find in the old Latvian newspapers available through Periodika. Most of the articles I post are in some way related to migration, wars or other events that are

Antra June 6, 2013January 7, 2013 migration, newspapers No Comments

Baltic Farmer – May 2, 1884

This is part of my series of interesting newspaper articles and snippets that I find in the old Latvian newspapers available through Periodika. Most of the articles I post are in some way related to migration, wars or other events

Antra May 2, 2013January 24, 2013 Cēsis, migration, newspapers 1 Comment

Book Review: The Case for Latvia

I don’t review books on here often – okay, this is the first review – but I think it might be something I start. This book in particular I think is very valuable for understanding the tricky nuances of Latvian

Antra April 18, 2013April 9, 2013 books, education, resources 2 Comments
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