History of Latvia
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The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during the second millennium BC, and four distinct tri
Baltic bronze necklace from the village of Aizkraukle, Latvia, dating to 12th century AD now in the British Museum.
Comb pottery example from Estonia, 4000–2000 BC
Neolithic bone tools
Āraiši lake fortress (reconstruction) dates back to the late Iron Age
Latvian War of Independence
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The Latvian War of Independence, sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles or the Latvian War of Liberation, was a series of military conflicts in Latvia between 5 December 1918, after the newly procl
History of Latvia
…Revolution. The First Latvian National Awakening began in the 1850s and continued to bear fruit after World War I when, after two years of struggle in the Latvian War of Independence, Latvia finally won sovereign independence, as recognized by Soviet Russia in 1920 and by the international community in 1921. The Constitution of…
The North Latvian Brigade entering Riga in 1919
Soldiers mobilized by the Provisional Government of Latvia marching along Jūras Street in Limbaži in 1919
Signing of the Latvian-Soviet Russian Peace Treaty in Riga, 1920
Currency issued by the Latvian Provisional Government in 1918–19