Following the collapse of the Russian and German empires the Latvian people received a unique opportunity  >>

Kārlis Ulmanis (1877 – 1942) – founder and leader of the Peasants Union party >>

Jānis Čakste (1859 – 1927) – graduate of the Moscow University Faculty of Law, barrister, one of the founders of the Independent Latvian state. >>

Ivanov peasant family from the Daugavpils district.  >>

Peasants learning a new technology. >>

Russian village in Latgalia (Eastern Latvia) >>

The joint-stock company “Brothers Kamarin” was founded in 1808. The company operated a wholesale warehouse and sold chemical products, paints, cosmetics, foreign perfumes, soap, and other goods at retail. The Kamarins owned a house on Town Hall Square, which was destroyed during the Second World War. >>

Popov Brothers Trading Firm – established in Riga in 1788, sold metal goods. >>

Staff of the Department of Commerce and Technology >>

The Kegums HES was built from 1936 to 1940. >>