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However, the peace did not last, and not even 100 years had passed when rich Riga and Latvia were conquered by both the Russians and the Poles. The Nordic War started, and in 1701 even the Swedish King Karl XII himself went into battle in Riga near Spilves meadows, and in the heat of the battle he lost his boot... The Swedes won, but did not suspect that nine years later they would have to capitulate in front of the young and energetic Russian Czar Peter I. He not only cut a window through Latvia and Riga for Russia to Europe and almost completely destroyed Vidzeme, but also wed a Latvian – Catherine I was Marta Skvaronska, the step-daughter and nurse of Vidzeme priest Gluck. Incidentally, the buildings in Riga (1) and in Liepāja () where Peter I resided are still standing.|

A list of resources about Latvia as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.|

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That was the time of national unity called the Singing Revolution – for Latvia and the other Baltic States, when the Baltic nations managed to fight for their independence with such non-violent means of resistance like, for example, the inhabitants of the three Baltic States joining hands and forming a . However, when the 1991 coup d’état failed in Russia and democratic forces came into power, the Supreme Soviet declared Latvia an independent state. Since restoring its independence Latvia has acceded to the European Union and has joined NATO.|

Starkovs' team were unable to reach those heights in qualification for UEFA EURO 2008, losing eight of their 12 games as they ended well off the pace in fifth in their seven-team section. Indeed, Latvia have finished fourth or fifth every campaign bar UEFA EURO 2004. Last time round it was fourth, but only after a strong conclusion that brought seven points from their last four fixtures.|

The Law Office of Rasa & Esenvalds is a full-service business law firm based in Riga, Latvia. After receiving extensive experience working for leading law offices in Latvia, attorneys Armands Rasa and Janis Esenvalds founded the firm to provide high quality legal service to those in Latvia as...|

Computer security company FireEye reports that computer breaches at the foreign ministries of the Czech Republic, Portugal, Bulgaria, Latvia and Hungary have been traced to Chinese hackers.|

Using the historic situation, on 18 November, 1918, Latvia was declared an independent democratic state. However, not everybody was satisfied with this, therefore already in December of 1918 the newly established Soviet Union, with the help of the army, took power in Latvia and executed a "red terror", killing 5,000 people in a few months. In March 1919 the liberation struggle against the Bolsheviks started, which in April were stopped by the coup d’état executed by the ally of the interim government von der Golz. Golz dreamt of establishing a duchy of German landlords.|

Maris Strombergs of Latvia picks up his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s BMX supercross and Mariana Pajon of Colombia wins gold for the women; American riders are shutout at the London Games.|

During the 18 century the whole territory of Latvia was gradually incorporated into the Russian empire, and in the 19 century and at the beginning of the 20 century Riga developed into one of the major industrial centres of the Russian Empire. It is possible to judge the scale of this from the fact that the first car in the Russian Empire was built in Riga, at the factory “Russo-Balt”. More proof can be seen at . The growing prosperity was interrupted by World War I. In 1915 the German army occupied Kurzeme, and the front line was secured along the Daugava for two years. Latvians achieved the formation of the Latvian riflemen battalion, and global newspapers reported on their heroism during the Christmas battles (the battle sites can be viewed at Ložmetējkalns (Machinegun Hill) in Tīreļpurvs). The German Army managed to conquer Riga only in 1917, but the prolonged war had exhausted both parties – on 11 November, 1918 the end of the war was announced, however, that did not mean that the war was over for Latvia.|

The independent state of Latvia underwent a rapid economic growth, a land reform was implemented, and manufacturing companies were restored. Unfortunately, in less than 20 years Latvia reappeared in the range of the super-powers’ interests. On 23 August 1939, Germany and the U.S.S.R. signed the Molotov- Ribbentrop pact with secret Protocols which led to the incorporation of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland into the Soviet zone of interest. The U.S.S.R. acted immediately – already in October Soviet army military bases were set up in Latvia and approximately 60,000 Baltic Germans left Latvia. On 17 June, 1940 the Red Army occupied the Republic of Latvia. A decision on the incorporation of Latvia into the U.S.S.R. was taken, and on 14 June the first mass deportations started, when approximately 20,000 people were deported to distant regions of Russia.|

The University of Latvia is a higher education and scientific research institution. It is the largest university in the Baltic countries in terms of student numbers.|

A successful campaign in Latvia helped triple alumni engagement in just six weeks. Now, universities in the Baltics and beyond are looking to replicate its success.|

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