Posts tagged with ‘Latvia’

  • This Day in History August 5, 1940

    By Ruth on August 5, 2013
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    Do you remember the USSR?  I certainly do.  I can remember when the Soviet Union fell, but this day was an auspicious day.  On this date in 1940, Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union.  They had shown interest in this particular country, and Stalin organized a big spectacle to show that it was not a part of their “wonderful” […]