Soviet Latvia

The term Soviet Latvia usually refers to the Latvian SSR, a Union Republic of the USSR from 1940 to 1991.

It may also refer to other periods of communist government on the territory of present-day Latvia, e.g.:

the so-called "Iskolat Republic" (1917–1918)
the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (1918–1920)

Other uses

Sovetskaya Latviya (Soviet Latvia), a Russian-language daily newspaper published in the Latvian SSR
MV Sovetskaya Latviya (Soviet Latvia), a transport ship operated by the Soviet industrial concern Dalstroy, a part of the NKVD's forced labour system.

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