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Daily LIFT #1625
May Day march in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR, 1941 -- Daily LIFT #1625
The Left Chapter
May 31 min read
German pensions for Nazi collaborators of the Waffen-SS
Latvian Legionnaires Day commemorating the 15th (1st Latvian) and the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian), Riga,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 293 min read
Daily LIFT #1493
March on the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR, November 1940 -- Daily LIFT #1493
Michael Laxer
Nov 14, 20241 min read
Salaspils and the "Ost" plan
From a folder of historic cards published in 1985 on the 40th anniversary of the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War we...
Michael Laxer
Aug 31, 20242 min read
Rally commemorating Latvian SS Legionnaires held in Riga,16 March 2024
Photo from the Junge Welt, Berlin-based Marxist daily, March 18, 2024 As it does annually on 16 March, the Latvian government authorised...
Michael Laxer
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Daily LIFT #995
Šķaune Memorial to the Red Army Soldiers and Partisans at the Warriors' Cemetery, Šķaune, Latvian SSR, USSR 1978 -- Daily LIFT #995 A...
Michael Laxer
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Quick to Make, Delicious to Eat: Some Dishes from Latvia -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Latvian Style Steak and Onion, the Riga Cutlet, Bread Soup & more. Last week we looked at the Soviet English language magazine Sputnik...
Michael Laxer
Feb 4, 20211 min read
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