Photo's taken in summer 2022 in Jurmala, Latvia

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5th aug 23'

It's November 18th, 🎇 Latvia’s Independence Day, also known as Proclamation Day in the Republic of Latvia. On this day in 1918, the Latvian people defiantly declared their independence from Russia, who had forcefully moved in and occupied the country when World War I ended a week earlier (November 11th, 1918). The Latvian patriots fought the Russians for several more months before finally kicking the occupiers out, but the country still celebrates this day as its most important national holiday (analogous to the USA’s 4th of July celebration of the signing of its Declaration of Independence). 

Latvia’s independence only lasted until World War II, though. In 1940, Russia, in the guise of its new empire, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) or Soviet Union, invaded and took control of the country. A year later Nazi Germany wrestled control from the Soviets, and held Latvia captive until 1944, when the Soviet Red Army took the country back and held it all the way through the Cold War period.

On May 4th, 1990, the Latvian Legislature once again passed a Declaration of Independence. The Latvian people had been relentlessly trying to restore their independence ever since Mikhail Gorbachev began liberalizing his Soviet regime in the late 1980s. Latvia finally attained full independence from the Soviet Union on August 21, 1991. However, with the despotic Vladimir Putin now trying to reestablish a Russian empire, nothing is guaranteed. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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Hello Baltic sea. #jurmala #majori #latvia #balticsea #sea #purehappiness #morzebałtyckie #beachtime (w: Majori, Jurmala, Latvija) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce5pGwGoVtM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=