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After the war, while Latvia was under Soviet rule, the institution was known as State Library of the Latvian SSR (Latvijas PSR Valsts bibliotēka). [1] According to Soviet customs, in 1966 the library received an honorary name, commemorating Vilis Lācis , a writer and the late prime minister of Soviet Latvia.
This category includes articles on people who (or whose ancestors) emigrated from Latvia to other countries. For the opposite, see Category:Latvian people by descent Subcategories
While there are records of Latvian last names going as far back as 15th century, almost all of them were inhabitants of large cities and often adopted Germanic family names. Some peasants had family names in the 17th century, but majority had only first name until the emancipation. Most people were identified by the name of their house or manor.
The first attempt at creating a national encyclopedia in independent Latvia was launched in the interwar period by the publishing house of Ansis Gulbis [].The first edition of the Latvian Dictionary of Conversation [] was published in 1927, but after 21 volumes (the last one ending with the article about Giovanni Battista Tiepolo) the work was cut short by the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940.
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An independent Latvia was proclaimed. 1919: Latvian rouble currency introduced. [3] 1920: 11 August: The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty was signed. 1921: 22 September: Latvia became a member of the League of Nations. 1922: February: A Latvian constitution was adopted. 1934: 15 May: Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis took power in a bloodless coup d ...