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158: 331: 48: 136: 432: 448: 420: 1467: 778: 992: 1108: 1479: 792: 157: 498: 634: 394: 398: 281: 241:, and others. More than 21,300 persons were sentenced during the operation, of which 16,575 were executed. In total, about 70,000 ethnic Latvians in the USSR were killed during the repressions of the 1930s. 538: 402: 390: 835:Тома официальной публикации итогов Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года – Том 4. Национальный состав и владение языками, гражданство – 1. НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ СОСТАВ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ 284:. Latvian settlers came to the region in the 19th century. The Latvian municipality was established in the 1920s, during the ethnic emancipation of the early Soviet years ( 195:. Numerous Latvian cultural organizations, publishing houses and schools were created in various regions of the USSR. The largest and most influential organization was 1176: 1166: 1309: 1403: 1314: 221:", a mass campaign of repressions targeting specifically persons of Latvian origin. First of all, the targets were activists of Latvian organizations, former 1253: 1208: 656: 566: 260:
in the 1980s, new organizations of the Latvian diaspora have been established in major cities. Many Latvians went back from Russia to Latvia following the
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Since the 1990s, there is a number of Latvian organizations and Latvian Lutheran parishes in Russia, primarily in major cities such as Moscow,
675: 1074: 295:("New Life") was established there in 1929. Today, Latvians make up approximately 300 out of almost 2000 inhabitants of the municipality. 1504: 951: 188: 974: 665: 335: 245: 1181: 330: 647: 1509: 589: 431: 238: 1089: 447: 342:. The theatre was shut down by the Stalinist regime in November 1937, its staff was almost entirely executed during the 47: 661: 419: 150:
There have been several waves of migration of Latvians to Russia following the annexation of the Latvian lands by the
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During the 19th century, many landless Latvian peasants moved eastwards, establishing settlements in
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Central Committee elected by the 17th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
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President thanks Latvians living in Russia for retaining language and traditions
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and the Urals. Thousands of Latvians migrated to Russia as refugees during the
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The Latvian Lutheran Christ the Saviour Church in St. Petersburg, 19th century
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Memorial plaque on the former building of the Soviet state Latvian theatre
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are a small ethnic minority scattered across its various regions. In the
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and others. The Moscow Latvian choir, Tālava, was established in 1993.
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A Latvian Lutheran church existed in St. Petersburg since 1849.
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Students of the school at the Latvian embassy in Moscow, 2019
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politicians and activists settled down in Russia after the
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of 1926, more than 151,000 ethnic Latvians lived in the
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Latvian Baltic Germans in Russia and the Soviet Union
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Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
735:, an aristocratic family allegedly descending from 264:and the restoration of the independence of Latvia. 184:and became members of the Soviet state leadership. 642:, Minister of Interior in the USSR, member of the 495:, actor, TV-host, musician, showman and radio host 501:, economist, head of economics department of the 1491: 267: 508: 462: 1090: 945: 858:Латышское просветительное общество "Прометей" 373:Several Latvian communists are buried in the 676:Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 565:, Soviet government minister, member of the 471:, businessman and former government minister 1097: 1083: 952: 938: 205:In the 1930s, thousands of Latvians faced 189:First All-Union Census of the Soviet Union 46: 666:Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Austria 425:Burial of Jānis Lepse in the Kremlin Wall 329: 156: 134: 541:, widely memorialized commander in the 1492: 720:, a Baltic German aristocratic family 532:, the first commander-in-chief of the 483:, politician and human rights activist 246:Soviet re-occupation of Latvia in 1944 1078: 933: 610:, head of the Communist Party of the 517:, scientist, explorer of the Arctic, 959: 477:, statesman, former finance minister 72:Regions with significant populations 899:Juris Lorencs. Baškīrijā, latviešos 710:, Russian field marshal during the 213:. Starting from November 1936, the 13: 846:Латышская церковь Христа Спасителя 276:exists in the Russian republic of 14: 1521: 1505:Russian people of Latvian descent 614:in 1920 – 1923 and in 1927 – 1928 481:Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza 1477: 1465: 1106: 990: 790: 776: 708:Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly 620:, commander of Soviet troops in 446: 430: 418: 325: 187:According to the results of the 923:- The Balric Course, 10.05.2010 848:- Санкт-Петербург. Энциклопедия 726:, Regent of Russia in 1737–1740 683:, Soviet and Russian journalist 648:1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt 914: 903: 892: 881: 866: 851: 839: 828: 225:, immigrants from independent 1: 821: 816:Latvian Operation of the NKVD 268:Latvian settlements in Russia 594:Soviet military intelligence 509:Latvians in the Soviet Union 262:collapse of the Soviet Union 7: 769: 633:, statesman, member of the 463:Russians of Latvian descent 217:carried out the so-called " 202:, headquartered in Moscow. 10: 1526: 368: 130: 17: 1437: 1277: 1119: 1056: 1020: 999: 988: 967: 910:Латышская община в России 756:Wilfried Strik-Strikfeldt 311: 248:and establishment of the 106: 101: 93: 88: 76: 71: 62: 57: 45: 578:(Gosplan) in 1934 – 1937 576:State Planning Committee 519:Hero of the Soviet Union 63:18,979, including 1,089 1510:Latvia–Russia relations 806:Latvia–Russia relations 760:Russian Liberation Army 503:Moscow State University 375:Kremlin Wall Necropolis 724:Ernst Johann von Biron 712:1812 war with Napoleon 489:, television presenter 346: 319: 282:Arch-Latvian Selsoviet 272:An autonomous Latvian 176:. A number of Latvian 162: 147: 1113:Immigration to Russia 749:during and after the 668:between 1925 and 1927 333: 160: 154:in the 18th century. 138: 102:Related ethnic groups 223:Red Latvian Riflemen 696:, film director of 557:Red Army Air Forces 555:, commander of the 457:in the Kremlin Wall 441:in the Kremlin Wall 298:In Siberia (modern 65:Latgalians (modern) 42: 811:Russians in Latvia 592:, creators of the 574:, Chairman of the 347: 163: 148: 35:Krievijas latvieši 31:Latvians in Russia 30: 20:Russians in Latvia 1453: 1452: 1388: 1381: 1374: 1347: 1328: 1190: 1072: 1071: 751:Russian Civil War 694:Sergei Eisenstein 572:Valērijs Mežlauks 559:from 1931 to 1937 547:Russian Civil War 405:, as well as the 304:Nizhnyaya Bulanka 219:Latvian Operation 209:by the regime of 182:Russian Civil War 113: 112: 41: 39:Российские латыши 1517: 1500:Latvian diaspora 1482: 1481: 1480: 1470: 1469: 1468: 1461: 1384: 1377: 1370: 1343: 1324: 1184: 1111: 1110: 1099: 1092: 1085: 1076: 1075: 994: 961:Latvian diaspora 954: 947: 940: 931: 930: 924: 918: 912: 907: 901: 896: 890: 885: 879: 870: 864: 855: 849: 843: 837: 832: 800: 795: 794: 793: 786: 781: 780: 779: 655:, member of the 608:Vilhelms Knoriņš 549:and in the 1920s 539:Jānis Fabriciuss 450: 434: 422: 411:Mstislav Keldysh 409:-born scientist 395:Jānis Valdovskis 351:Saint Petersburg 313: 300:Krasnoyarsk Krai 140:Latvian language 58:Total population 50: 43: 33: 29: 1525: 1524: 1520: 1519: 1518: 1516: 1515: 1514: 1490: 1489: 1488: 1478: 1476: 1466: 1464: 1456: 1454: 1449: 1433: 1273: 1115: 1105: 1103: 1073: 1068: 1052: 1016: 995: 986: 963: 958: 928: 927: 919: 915: 908: 904: 897: 893: 886: 882: 871: 867: 856: 852: 844: 840: 833: 829: 824: 796: 791: 789: 782: 777: 775: 772: 690: 582:Jānis Lencmanis 563:Jānis Rudzutaks 530:Jukums Vācietis 511: 499:Alexander Auzan 465: 458: 451: 442: 435: 426: 423: 403:Jānis Zvejnieks 399:Oto Vērzemnieks 371: 328: 302:), the village 288:). 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Index

Russians in Latvia

Latgalians (modern)
Bashkortostan
Siberia
Latvian
Latvians
Russia
Latvians
2010 census

Latvian language
Russian Empire
Russian Empire

Siberia
First World War
Bolshevik
Russian Civil War
First All-Union Census of the Soviet Union
USSR
Prometejs
repressions
Joseph Stalin
NKVD
Latvian Operation
Red Latvian Riflemen
Latvia
Jānis Rudzutaks
Jukums Vācietis

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