Latvia is the heir of the two historical regions of Livonia and Courland, respectively from 1721 and from 1795 under the control of Russia, occupied by the Germans in the First World War. The awakening of a Latvian national consciousness, developed especially after 1905 and favored by the Russian revolution of 1917, led to the…
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Latvia Society
Latvia is a small Baltic country located on the Baltic Sea, with a population of around 1.9 million people. The main ethnic group is Latvian, making up around 61% of the population. Other ethnic groups include Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians. The majority of Latvians are Lutheran, with other religions such as Catholicism and Orthodoxy making…