With decades of occupation, banned the mother language, sent away and killed the cultural and political elite of a developing country like Latvia (in 1930's), destroyed folkloric background and monuments and deported their families to Siberia by the "government of the people" Baltic States still are an example. Long the distance, never hesitate your roots, never lose the will. So be it. So much to learn from these countries.
We all remember well. We remember how the local KGB created the Popular Front. We remember how they came from the Communists in one day become capitalists. We remember how these people made a silent obedient labor. These people thought that their bread and butter has always eats a drunk Russian Ivan. But no Russian of Ivan, who now takes away the bread? Work for bread and keep quiet, that's their right today.
Whose pilots defend their skies, why NATO soldiers defending their land? They wanted new suitable cell or sang about freedom for their land? Why on earth by the CIA to build prisons and torture people? Who is the master of their land?
OK - you have to be Latvian to appreciate this - an emotional scene. We Latvians like to sing - and this was a very appropriate time to sing - free again after so many hard years as part of the Soviet Union. The beach is Jurmala, and the song was written by my father, who died in Siberia in 1941, in a communist concentration camp. Why? Because he was a poet and a writer, and loved his Latvia.
With decades of occupation, banned the mother language, sent away and killed the cultural and political elite of a developing country like Latvia (in 1930's), destroyed folkloric background and monuments and deported their families to Siberia by the "government of the people" Baltic States still are an example. Long the distance, never hesitate your roots, never lose the will. So be it. So much to learn from these countries.
immantiat 5 months ago
I'm from Latvia, but I can't understand why do latvians sing all the time...
but what do I understand, that latvians are bad politicians, very bad.
And if we compare economical situation then Latvia was in USSR and now, all that we can say - it was better then.
mazhinski 10 months ago
We all remember well. We remember how the local KGB created the Popular Front. We remember how they came from the Communists in one day become capitalists. We remember how these people made a silent obedient labor. These people thought that their bread and butter has always eats a drunk Russian Ivan. But no Russian of Ivan, who now takes away the bread? Work for bread and keep quiet, that's their right today.
TyphoonUSSR 2 years ago
Whose pilots defend their skies, why NATO soldiers defending their land? They wanted new suitable cell or sang about freedom for their land? Why on earth by the CIA to build prisons and torture people? Who is the master of their land?
TyphoonUSSR 2 years ago
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you shlould leave the singing to estonians... ;)
kalx007 3 years ago
you should shut up... ;)
torriuke 2 years ago
Livonian flag! Amazing!
alnitis 3 years ago
mees briivi palikaam 1990 03 11 (Lietuva)
meskiukasknutas 4 years ago
1989 gadaa mees briivi palikaam ??
vai tas ir kautkas cits .....?
directxxxx 4 years ago
OK - you have to be Latvian to appreciate this - an emotional scene. We Latvians like to sing - and this was a very appropriate time to sing - free again after so many hard years as part of the Soviet Union. The beach is Jurmala, and the song was written by my father, who died in Siberia in 1941, in a communist concentration camp. Why? Because he was a poet and a writer, and loved his Latvia.
Peter Breikss
pbreikss 4 years ago 11
@pbreikss oh yes and you are such a patriot and now live in the USA...
mazhinski 10 months ago
Lyrics by Leonids Breikss
extrachrisb 4 years ago 4