|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
|
Latvia
Latvia , Latvian Latvija, officially Republic of Latvia, republic (2005 est. pop. 2,290,000), 24,590 sq mi (63,688 sq km), north central Europe. It borders on Estonia in the north, Lithuania in the south, the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Riga in the west, Russia in the east, and Belarus in the... Read more |
|
|
Cesis
Zehsis see Cesis , Latvia.... Read more |
|
|
Livonian War
LIVONIAN WAR The Livonian War (1558–1583), for the possession of Livonia (historic region that became Latvia and Estonia) was first between Russia and the knightly Order of Livonia, and then between Russia and Sweden and the Polish–L... Read more |
|
|
Dvina (Belarus)
Dvina or Western Dvina, Ger. Düna, Latvian Daugava, Rus. Zapadnaya Dvina, river, c.635 mi (1,020 km) long, in Russia, Belarus, and Latvia. Rising in the Valdai Hills, it flows S and then generally W past Velizh and through Belarus, past Vitebsk and Polotsk, and through Latvia, past... Read more |
|
|
Baltic states
Baltic states the countries of Estonia , Latvia , and Lithuania , bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formed in 1918, they remained independent republics until their involuntary incorporation in 1940 into the USSR. They regained their independence in Sept., 1991, and virtually all... Read more |
|
|
Jelgava
Jelgava, Latvia Mitau, Mitava Founded as the castle of Mitau in 1226 by the Sword Brothers, a small military Order. The city passed to the Russians at the third partition of Poland in 1795 and was renamed Mitava. The mit in both cases is the Latvian mit ‘to exchange’ as this was a... Read more |
|
|
Ventspils
Ventspils , Ger. Windau, city (1992 est. pop. 49,327), W Latvia, on the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Venta River. An ice-free seaport, it exports oil brought by pipeline or rail from Russia. Ventspils also has shipyards, fisheries, and varied manufactures. The city grew around a 13th-century... Read more |
|
|
Courland
Courland or Kurland , Latvian Kurzeme, historic region and former duchy, in Latvia, between the Baltic Sea and the Western Dvina River. It is an agricultural and wooded lowland. Jelgava (Ger. Mitau ), the historic capital, and Liepaja (Ger. Libau ) and Ventspils (Ger. Windau ), the Baltic... Read more |
|
|
Livonia
Livonia , region and former Russian province, comprising present Estonia and parts of Latvia (Vidzeme and Latgale ). It borders on the Baltic Sea and its arms, the Gulf of Riga and the Gulf of Finland, in the west and the north and extends E to Lake Peipus (Chudskoye) and the Narva. Livonia,... Read more |
|
|
Latvian
Latvian or Lettish , a language belonging to the Baltic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Baltic languages ). The mother tongue of close to 3 million persons living chiefly in Latvia, Latvian first became that country's official language in 1918, the year in which Latvian... Read more |
|
Latvia
Latvia Country statisticsarea:64,589sq km...the capital is Riga. Land and Climate Latvia consists mainly of flat plains separated...is only 311m (1020ft) above sea level. Latvia's main river is the Daugava (Western... |
|
|
Riga
Riga Capital of Latvia, on the River Daugava, on the Gulf of Riga. Founded at the...the city in 1710. In 1918, it became capital of independent Latvia. In 1940, when Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union, thousands of its citizens... |
|
Baltic States
...the three Baltic States (See Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) followed a very similar pattern during the Second...immigrants, especially to Estonia and Latvia.Baltic war losses are not easily calculated...Soviet Republics’ of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania clearly breached ... |
|
|
Lithuania
...nationalist dictatorship of A. Smetona. Unlike Estonia and Latvia, it had enjoyed good relations with Moscow, largely through...German, Jewish, and Polish elements, but, unlike Estonia and Latvia, it was not subjected to a major post-war influx of Russians... |
|
|
Stalin as war leader
...falling within the new formal boundaries of the USSR. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia were swiftly forced into the USSR in June of 1940...of Leningrad.The resistance in eastern Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia was short-lived and brutally repressed. The... |
|
|
Courland Peninsula
Courland Peninsula. (see Map 24). This part of Latvia became an enclave for German forces during the last months of...eastwards against German Army Group North, which still occupied Latvia and Estonia. Hitler, engaged in convincing himself that... |
|
|
Commonwealth of Independent States
...Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan). The CIS formed in 1991. The Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) did not join. In 1993 all members, except Ukraine, signed a treaty of economic union, creating a free... |
|
|
European Union
...the challenges posed by enlargement. On May 2, 2004 ten new members joined: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia. In addition to the Commission and Parliament, the EU's institutional... |
|
NATO
...From 1945 to 1949, to widen the Communist sphere of influence, the USSR had annexed Czechoslovakia, East Prussia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and sections of Finland, and had penetrated into the governments of Albania, Bulgaria, and... |
|
sail training
...formed by organizations from Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, UK, and USA, and this now runs the European Tall... |
|
Latvia
Latvia A country lying on the shores of the Baltic...and Lithuania to the south.Physical Latvia is generally flat, though hilly in the...although there are unexplored reserves of oil. Latvia produces about half its energy requirements... |
|
|
Baltic Entente
...1934) A mutual defence pact between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Soon after World War I there...empire, that is, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, but these collapsed. Latvia and Estonia did however make an agreement in... |
|
Latvian
Lat·vi·an / ˈlatvēən/ • adj. of or relating to Latvia, its people, or its language. • n. 1. a native or citizen of Latvia, or a person of Latvian descent. 2. the Baltic language of Latvia. |
|
Livonia
Livonia (Vidzeme), Estonia‐Latvia, USA 1. Estonia‐Latvia: the Latin name (German, Livland) for an area north of Lithuania, incorporating Latvia and the southern part of modern Estonia, named after the... |
|
|
Daugavpils
Daugavpils, Latvia Dünaburg, Borisoglebsk, Dvinsk, Latgale...renamed Dvinsk. In 1920–41, when Latvia enjoyed independence, the city was called...was restored while the Germans occupied Latvia between 1941 and 1944. |
|
Baltic Council
...1934 to foster solidarity between the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) in the face of aggression from Stalin's...1990 by the newly refounded independent states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Again, it was primarily a defensive alliance... |
|
|
Courland
Courland (Kurzeme), Latvia Curonia A region meaning the ‘Land of the Kursi’ (in English, the Cours) from zeme...passed to Russia which held it until the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, when it was returned to Latvia. |
|
|
Riga
Riga, India, Latvia Latvia: founded in 1201, the name may be derived from rija ‘barn’ or ‘warehouse’. The Vikings constructed such buildings to store their warlike materials for further attacks inland. German merchants may then... |
|
|
Estonia
...East Land’, created by Hitler and comprising Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Byelorussia; a province of Russia (1721...Teutonic Knights and Danes, becoming part of Livonia together with Latvia, in 1346. The country is named after its inhabitants, the... |
|
|
Lithuania
Lithuania A Baltic country, lying between Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east, and Poland to the south...President in 1998. With the other Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia, Lithuania is a member of the Baltic Council.Capital: VilniusArea... |
|
Latvia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2009 - Forecasts &...
...October 2009-Research and Markets: Latvia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report...Forecasts & Competitive Intelligence On Latvia's Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry...researchandmarkets.com/research/481c7a/latvia_pharmaceuti) has announced the addition... |
|
LATVIA: PLANS FOR PROPOSED $72,000,000 POWER PLANT UPGRADE PROJECT,...
...modernize its thermo-power plant in Riga, Latvia. The cost of the planned upgrade project...LATVENERGO Pulkveza Brieza 12, Riga, Latvia International direct dial: 011 + [371...MEANS TO FACILITATE DOING BUSINESS IN LATVIA FROM THE U.S: Country Desk Officer... |
|
Latvia Focus on Country Development.
Latvia has made considerable progress over the...economies of the Baltic states, including Latvia, which has been striving to stabilize and...growth since the mid-1990s. The Bank of Latvia, the country's central bank, plays an... |
|
Latvia-Russia border treaty mired in disputes over minorities, Soviet occupation
...and plowed fields on either side of the Latvia-Russia border, it's hard to imagine...of a furious dispute between Russia and Latvia.But bitterness in the Baltics over the Soviet occupation and claims by Moscow that Latvia is mistreating its Russian minority have... |
|
Latvia's Russian Population
...centuries, the small Baltic country of Latvia found itself at the mercy of its powerful...its independence from the Soviet Union, Latvia has again learned it cannot turn its back...treatment of ethnic Russians living in Latvia. ANDY BOWERS, NPR REPORTER: A street... |
|
|
Latvia's PM reiterates: No devaluation
Latvia's prime minister and central bank chief...the lat pegged to the euro. "The Bank of Latvia has made it very clear that there will not...stop all the rumors and speculation." Latvia has come under scrutiny in international... |
|
Latvia says it will go after Nazis, but critics have heard that before
...Michael Jewish Telegraphic Agency 02-24-2000 Latvia says it will go after Nazis, but critics have...from around the globe are keepinga wary eye on Latvia.While they welcomed Latvia's announcement that it is committed toinvestigating... |
|
Latvia's Faux Pas. (In Other Words).(Nevienam Mes Latviju Nedodam (We Do Not...
...Mes Latviju Nedodam (We Do Not Give Latvia to Anyone) Edited by Aivars Garda 384 pages, Riga: Vieda Publishers Latvia, 2001 (in Latvian) Since their post...shadow is probably most complicated for Latvia, both because of its sizable Russian... |
|
Latvia's language tremors.(Opinion)
...Riga presents a curious irony. Here in Latvia's capital city, all the street signs...today, they make up just over half. In Latvia's seven largest cities, ethnic Latvians...Soviet Eastern European countries today, Latvia, a country of 2.4 million wedged between... |
|
Latvia Insurance Report 2008 - Demand for Insurance in both the Non-Life and...
...www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2c08e1/latvia_insurance_r) has announced the addition of the "Latvia Insurance Report 2008" report to their offering. BMI's Latvia Insurance Report provides independent forecasts and competitive... |
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
