Jubilees in Latvia: Notable Figures and Events in Latvian History
Jubilees in Latvia In 1895, Aleksandrs Grīns (Jēkabs Grīns) – Latvian writer (died in 1941). In 1920, Jānis Brekte – painter, one of the best-known Latvian watercolorists. Brecht’s paintings of Old Riga (died in 1985) are especially popular. In 1921, Rita Drīzule – a folklorist, wrote the selections of Latvian folk songs “Ziedot žišu noživjuju”, … Read more