The Latvia men's national basketball team represents Latvia in international basketball. They are organized and run by the Latvian Basketball Association. Latvia has reached the European Basketball Championship 15 times, with their ultimate success occurring during the inter-war period, when they became the first team to win the tournament in 1935. Four years later, they had another impressive run to come away with the silver in 1939. Although after 1939, Latvia were forced to suspend their national team operations, due to the Occupation of the Baltic states during World War II. Latvia regained independence in 1991, with their national team taking part in international competition once again a year later.
The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economic, and military backing of Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik government in the Russian SFSR. The head of government was Pēteris Stučka with Jūlijs Daniševskis as his deputy.
Kārlis Rūdolfs Leonīds Blaumanis was a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright. He is a renowned writer in Latvian history and a master of realism. The building of a flat in Riga that he once lived has been converted to a memorial museum named partially in his honor, the Janis Rozentāls and Rūdolfs Blaumanis museum.
SK Latvijas Avīze was a floorball team based in Riga, Latvia playing in the Latvian Floorball League.
Lielvārde/Fatpipe is a Latvian Floorball League team based in Lielvārde, Latvia. For the first time the team became Latvian champions in the 2011/12 season. Title was won again in the 2015/16 and 2018/19 seasons. In 2022/2023 season the team won their 4th title. "Lielvārde/Fatpipe" are the current champions of the latvian floorball league.
Jāzeps is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the given name Joseph. People bearing the name include:
The Latvian diaspora refers to Latvians and people of Latvian descent residing outside Latvia.
Jānis Mediņš was a Latvian composer.
The Constitutional Assembly of Latvia was independent Latvia's first elected legislative body. Its main task was creating the constitution of Latvia, the Satversme, which is still in effect to this day. The Speaker of Assembly was Jānis Čakste, who later became the first President of Latvia. The assembly functioned from May 1, 1920, until November 7, 1922, when the 1st Saeima convened.
The Devil's Servants is a 1970 film produced and distributed by Riga Film Studio. It was written and directed by Aleksandrs Leimanis during the time Latvia was part of the Soviet Union. In 1972, Riga Film Studio released a sequel to this film named The Devil's Servants at the Devil's Mill.
Biruta Baumane was a Latvian figurative painter, one of the most notable of her generation of 20th century artists who developed the "harsh style" as a variety of Socialist realism that dominated in the late 1950s and 1960s in Latvian art. She is best known for her figural scenes, still lifes, portraits and women nudes. She was an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences and Artists’ Union of Latvia.
The 1st Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from 7 November 1922 until 2 November 1925. It was the first Saeima to be elected after the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia had created the Constitution of Latvia and the Elections Law.
Baumanis is a Latvian surname of German origin. Individuals with the surname include:
Marta Skulme ; was the first professional Latvian woman sculptor. She was a member of the Riga Artists Group.
The Constitution of the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic was adopted by the 1st Congress of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Workers, Soldiers, and the Landless in Latvia (Iskolat) on January 15, 1919. The constitution was the first constitution of the modern Latvia, prior to the adoption of the Constitution of Latvia on 7 November 1922.