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After the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, Lapenieks emigrated and after the end of the war, his son Vilis Lapenieks began his film-making career abroad, where he has been credited internationally as a cinematographer on more than 63 titles. [9] The Riga Documentary Film Studio was created in Latvia during the first year of Soviet ...
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Also known as the Latvian SSR, or Latvia) was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1941, and then from 1944 until 1990. The Soviet occupation and annexation of Latvia began between June and August 1939, according to the agreed terms of the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
In the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, eight films based on Lācis's works were produced, including a new adaptation of Fisherman's Son in 1957. After Latvia was occupied and forcefully incorporated in the USSR in August 1940, Lācis became Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR (nominally, Prime Minister ) and served in ...
Riga Film Studio films (9 P) Pages in category "Soviet-era Latvian films" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 [1] [2] [3] refers to the military occupation of the Republic of Latvia by the Soviet Union under the provisions of the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany and its Secret Additional Protocol signed in August 1939.
When a young Viesturs Kairiss started to dream about becoming a filmmaker thirty-some-odd years ago, he knew his path wouldn’t be straightforward or easy. Before the fall of the Soviet Union ...
1940s in Latvia (14 C, 3 P) 1950s in Latvia (12 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of ...
The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (Latvian: Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economic, and military backing of Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik government in the Russian SFSR .