The occupation of Lativa
I enjoyed the Museum of the occupation of Latvia. By a secret agreement between Hitler and Stalin in 1939, Poland and the Baltic states were divided between the two countries. Latvia was then Incorporated into the Soviet Union. When Hitler broke the treaty the Germans then attacked the Soviet Union and captured back all the Baltic States (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia). After the defeat of Germany Latvia was back under the rule of the Soviet Union. Three occupiers in less than 6 years and each time many of the native Latvians (especially the leaders and academia) were deported into their occupying countries prisons and towns...many never to return. Today almost 35% of Latvians are native Russians and the percentage is even higher in Riga.
Around the same time 9The early 1990's) that Russia decided to leave the Soviet Union so did the Baltic states.
Around the same time 9The early 1990's) that Russia decided to leave the Soviet Union so did the Baltic states.
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