Russian scouts of Latvia. 1920’s >>

In 1917, on a wave of democratic upheaval in Russia, the National Democratic Union of Russian Citizens (NDU) was formed in Riga. >>

Annual ‘Days of Russian Culture’ – a tradition of the Russian minority in Latvia. >>

 During the first years of Latvian independence in the 1920’s the Russian minority of Latvia (one tenth part of the country’s population) had to put considerable strength into restoring the non-governmental organisations that had existed earlier and creating new ones.  >>

Сaricature by S. Tsivinksy in Segodnya newspaper, 13th August 1931 - ‘Who should be elected?’ The caricature reflects insistent campaigning of Russian lists in Latgalia (politicians step up the ‘Latgalian bride’). >>

Article of Segodnya newspaper. >>

The population of Latvia in 1935 (diagram). >>

During the first years of independence it was possible to see in public places inscriptions in Latvian, German and Russian. >>

Presidium of the Second Saeima. First on the left is the Deputy Secretary of the Saeima - Melety Kallistratov. >>

The building of the Latvian Saeima  >>