|
- Selected Research of the Commission of the Historians of Latvia. Translation Eva Eihmane. Design Inara Jegere. The Hidden and Forbidden History of Latvia under Soviet and Nazi Occupations 1940-1991 is the first major collection of scholarly articles by Latvian historians in English dealing with the long occupation period. During that time much of the history of the country and its people was indeed both hidden and forbidden. It was hidden not only from the population, but even more - from the outside world. The population still had its memory, of course, and could find its way around. The outside world, however, was shown only the occupants version of history - twisted and distorted to their own ends. That was true during the two Soviet occupations (1940-41 and 1944/45-1991) and the occupation by National Socialist Germany in 1941, which ended in Western Latvia with the German capitulation on 8 May 1945. Neither of the occupying powers was interested in the Latvian nation's point of view or even documental truth. At times the Communists found the Nazi version useful to their own ends, such as regarding atrocities attributed to Latvians during World War II. It was forbidden - and dangerous - to carry out research that would contradict the officially established historical point of view. This volume attempts to clear up the view - not rewriting history, but setting it straight.
- In English.
Hard cover
383 pages
- Riga, Latvia, 2005
|
