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Have you ever heard any tales, stories, or legends that are related to great events of European history?
In my childhood, a great event was the one that had ended some twenty years…
Arvid Ratnieks
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Was such a thing as anecdotes popular in Latgale in the past?
I remember that only from my childhood, the anecdotes were mostly political. If it was Khrushchev’s…
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How did children play, what games did they play when being small?
I don’t know what small kids were doing, but at the time, since I remember…
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What were the entertainments in a rural family and leisure evenings?
I remember my childhood in the countryside, when there was no electricity yet. We had…
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Did people in Soviet times experience any problems related church attendance?
People have problems with attending church at present, too. People themselves create problems. As far…