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Kotletes, Latvian ground meat patties recipe
Working on our "LATVISKĀ UN MODERNĀ VIRTUVE" (kitchen), we've gotten to pages 90-91, featuring a short treatise on the proper preparation of ground meat dishes and an authentic 1930's recipe for kotletes. We've added that to our section of recipes we've translated. Bon appetit!2018 Apr 12 The Lord's Prayer in Latvian and Livonian
From "The Lord's Prayer in 500 Languages," published in 1905, Latvian, Liv, Estonian, Lithuanian, Samogitian, Finnish, and Old Prussian excerpts. Plus, Latvian Lord's Prayer, early 16th and 20th centuries and modern compared.2018 Feb 19
1945 Literary Almanac - Use our 1945 calendar for 2018. That and more in Literatūras Gada Grāmata (Literary Almanac) 1945. Facsimile and selected translations.2018 Feb 05
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...for the Junker's DP Camp / Bettenhausen, Kassel UNRRA report, and...
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...for Frīdrihs Briedis biography, English translation and original Latvian2017 Dec 16Briedis
We are privileged to feature a biography of Frīdrihs Briedis, a brilliant military tactician, the first Latvian Rifleman, and among the first to be murdered by the Bolsheviks as he moved to support an independent Latvia.
Our republication features the original booklet as well as a wonderful translation by the late linguist David Guild. Our sincerest thanks to his wife, Heather, for allowing to share his work.2017 Dec 16 A Short History of Junkers Camp Bettenhausen Kassel
We're excited to bring you a major addition to our site, the official UNRRA report of the history of the Junkers Displaced Persons (DP) Camp, from our original (carbon) copy.2017 Nov 29
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