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Vilis Lācis
Vilis Lācis
Vilis Lācis
LATVIA: Area 25,000 Sq. miles. Population 2,094,000
LATVIA: Area 25,000 Sq. miles. Population 2,094,000
LATVIA: Area 25,000 Sq. miles. Population 2,094,000
Rame Eihe*, a Latvian State University student, is wearing the traditional headdress and ornament as a performer in the Saulgieji* Folk Theatre in Riga.
* Aija Rāme and Saulgrieži
Rame Eihe*, a Latvian State University student, is wearing the traditional headdress and ornament as a performer in the Saulgieji* Folk Theatre in Riga.
* Aija Rāme and Saulgrieži
Rame Eihe*, a Latvian State University student, is wearing the traditional headdress and ornament as a performer in the Saulgieji* Folk Theatre in Riga.
* Aija Rāme and Saulgrieži
The State Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Riga.
The State Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Riga.
The State Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Riga.
Latvia has a thriving agriculoture base on six million acres of farmland. The livestock section of the Marupe Collective Farm in the Riga District.
Latvia has a thriving agriculoture base on six million acres of farmland. The livestock section of the Marupe Collective Farm in the Riga District.
Latvia has a thriving agriculoture base on six million acres of farmland. The livestock section of the Marupe Collective Farm in the Riga District.
A summer farm for hog-breeding.
A summer farm for hog-breeding.
A summer farm for hog-breeding.
Stacking finished units at the Riga Electrical Machinery Factory, Riga.
Stacking finished units at the Riga Electrical Machinery Factory, Riga.
Stacking finished units at the Riga Electrical Machinery Factory, Riga.
Latvian fisherman aboard a trawler of the Zveiniex* fishing collective of the Saulkrastsky* District.
* Zvejnieks and Saulkrasti.
Latvian fisherman aboard a trawler of the Zveiniex* fishing collective of the Saulkrastsky* District.
* Zvejnieks and Saulkrasti.
Latvian fisherman aboard a trawler of the Zveiniex* fishing collective of the Saulkrastsky* District.
* Zvejnieks and Saulkrasti.
RIGA—A view of the city—one of the oldest in Europe—from the October Bridge which spans the River Daugava (Western Dvina). Riga is fast becoming a busy industrial center.
Below: A corner of Riga Beach on the amber-strewn Gulf of Riga—an inlet of the Baltic.
RIGA—A view of the city—one of the oldest in Europe—from the October Bridge which spans the River Daugava (Western Dvina). Riga is fast becoming a busy industrial center.
Below: A corner of Riga Beach on the amber-strewn Gulf of Riga—an inlet of the Baltic.
RIGA—A view of the city—one of the oldest in Europe—from the October Bridge which spans the River Daugava (Western Dvina). Riga is fast becoming a busy industrial center.
Below: A corner of Riga Beach on the amber-strewn Gulf of Riga—an inlet of the Baltic.
The Latvian national costume is seen in this group acting at the Saulgrieji* Folk Theatre, Riga.
* Saulgrieži
The Latvian national costume is seen in this group acting at the Saulgrieji* Folk Theatre, Riga.
* Saulgrieži
The Latvian national costume is seen in this group acting at the Saulgrieji* Folk Theatre, Riga.
* Saulgrieži
The Meat Pavilion of the Central Collective Farm Market, Riga.
The Meat Pavilion of the Central Collective Farm Market, Riga.
The Meat Pavilion of the Central Collective Farm Market, Riga.
Assembling radio sets at the Popov Radio Factory, Riga.
Assembling radio sets at the Popov Radio Factory, Riga.
Assembling radio sets at the Popov Radio Factory, Riga.
Electrical workers are assembling an automatic telephone exchange at the V.E.F. Factory, Riga.
Electrical workers are assembling an automatic telephone exchange at the V.E.F. Factory, Riga.
Electrical workers are assembling an automatic telephone exchange at the V.E.F. Factory, Riga.
A corner of a building site in Daugavpils, which will house workers from the Motovelots Factory.
A corner of a building site in Daugavpils, which will house workers from the Motovelots Factory.
A corner of a building site in Daugavpils, which will house workers from the Motovelots Factory.
An automatic transfer production line at the V.E.F. Electrical Engineering Works, Riga.
An automatic transfer production line at the V.E.F. Electrical Engineering Works, Riga.
An automatic transfer production line at the V.E.F. Electrical Engineering Works, Riga.
Map of the U.S.S.R. on back cover.
Map of the U.S.S.R. on back cover.
Map of the U.S.S.R. on back cover.