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17 going on 90: Latvia confused over independence
Published: 18 November, 2008, 22:57
Edited: 25 July, 2010, 04:25
Thousands have gathered in the Latvian capital of Riga to watch the display of their nation's armed forces. The military parade is part of the celebrations to mark 90 years since the creation of the Latvian republic. Fes
Russian News seems to be confused about Latvian Independence, and Baltic & Soviet history: In 1918, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia proclaimed their independence from Russian Empire, and in 1920 the Treaty of Tartu was signed in which Russia FOREVER gave up all claims to Estonia. This "FOREVER" was indeed short lived when in 1940, Soviet Troops illegally invaded and occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in violation of this peace treaty of Tartu of 1920. Three republics were occupied by the USSR forcably, as well as parts of Estonia (Petserimaa) and of Latvia (Abene) were occupied by Soviet Russian republic. Estonians, Latvians and Lithuania count their independence from 1918 (Lithuania 1917) declaration of Independence. The Soviet period was a seen as an illegal Soviet occupation, in the eyes of Baltic people, as well as the USA, UK, and western nations. In August 1991, during the abortive soviet coup, the Baltic countries against redeclared their independence and regained their independence in August 1991, recognized by the Soviet Union and the Russian republic (for a second time, the first time being in 1918) . In December 25, 1991 the Soviet Union officially collapsed.
confused? what braindead russian wrote this? Latvians have thousands of years culture seperate from the slav masses oppressing them. In the brief years of freedom 1918-1939 we achieved the highest college graduate percentange in all of europe.. the russians came in , tortured to death tens of thousands, sent hundreds of thousands off to die in siberian snows, then after wwII continued with cultural genocide by importing millions of russsians into our little country until we are barely a majority. Through all those fifty years, no mention was made of Latvian rights ... but suddenly now that we're free.... what about the rights of the russian invaders? I'm proud to say that as American Special Forces operative I killed a lot of communists, terrorist and hopefully some of the brain dead