Socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918-20)
This article is about the Soviet Latvian state in 1918–1920. For the constituent republic of the Soviet Union in 1940–1991, see Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika
1918–1920
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: "Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!" Workers of the world, unite!
Anthem:Internacionāle
Capital
Riga (to 22 May 1919) Dvinsk (Daugavpils) Rezhitsa (Rezekne)
Common languages
Latvian · Russian Latgaliana
Government
Socialist state
Chairman
• 1918–1920
Pēteris Stučka
Legislature
All-Latvian Congress of Workers' Soviet Deputies
History
• Established
17 December 1918
• Recognized by Russian SFSR
22 December 1918
• Riga captured by German Freikorps
22 May 1919
• Disestablished
13 January 1920
Currency
Ruble
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Republic of Latvia
Baltic Duchy
Iskolat
Republic of Latvia
Local languages included German, Yiddish, Lithuanian and Estonian.[1]
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The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (Latvian: Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economic, and military backing of Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik government in the Russian SFSR. The head of government was Pēteris Stučka with Jūlijs Daniševskis as his deputy.[2]
^(in Latvian) Decree on use of languages in official documents, 8 March 1919
^Purs, Aldis; Plakans, Andrejs (2017). Historical Dictionary of Latvia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-0221-3.
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