Monthly Archives: September 2010
Parliamentary elections in Latvia 2010
Next Saturday at 2. October parliamentary elections will be held in Latvia. Parliament in Latvia is called Saeima. This word comes from ancient Latvian gatherings were local nobles held state meetings. In 1922. first Saeima elections were held. Since then nine Saeima’s … Continue reading
Filed under Current Events
The Great Northern War 1700-1721
During the Modern ages Latvian land was hit by three large international wars. The Livonian war , Swedish-Polish war and Great Northern War. All three wars were fought between rival empires in Baltic region. The Livonian war made Poland-Lithuania as the main … Continue reading
Filed under Historical Articles
