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On 26 October 2006, a monument to Brastiņš was unveiled in the
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During the Soviet era the
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and the words "Tautai" (Folk), "Dievam" (God) and "Tēvijai" (Fatherland). It was made by the sculptor
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Mitoloģiskā tematika Ernesta Brastiņa un Arvīda Brastiņa mākslā
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