Salaspils Concentration Camp

Salaspils Concentration Camp

The nazi authorities have organized concentration camp in October, 1944. >>
Persons
Mother Maria

Mother Maria

Mother Maria (1891 – 1945) - Elizaveta Pilenko (Kuzmina-Karavayeva, Skobtsova by marriage) was born in Riga. >>
The theatre and war

The theatre and war

Russian theatre was closed during the German occupation, as the actors refused to perform for the occupying forces. >>
Monuments to fighters with Nacism

Monuments to fighters with Nacism

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Pskov mission

Pskov mission

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The Soldier of thtee Armies

The Soldier of thtee Armies

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Historical facts > World War II
1941-45
The Second World War

The Second World War

On the 22 June 1941 Nazi Germany attacked the USSR. In the first hours of the war the territory of Latvia had already been subjected to bombings. The Soviet army retreated. On 1 July German troops occupied Riga. >>
Religion > The Оrthodox Church
1941-45
Orthodox Church during the II World War

Orthodox Church during the II World War

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1941-45
The victims of the war

The victims of the war

Around 100,000 civilians perished at the hands of the Nazi occupiers and local collaborators in Latvia. >>
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