Skylarks and Rebels: A Memoir about the Soviet Russian Occupation of Latvia, Life in a Totalitarian State, and Freedom
Skylarks and Rebels is a story about the fate of Latvia in the 20th century as told by Rita Laima. Laima, a Latvian-American, chose to leave behind the comforts of life in America to explore the land of her ancestors, which in the 1980s languished behind the Iron Curtain. In writing about her own experiences in a totalitarian state, Soviet-occupied Latvia, Laima delves into her family’s past to understand what happened to her fatherland and its people during and after World War II. She also pays tribute to some of Latvia’s remarkable people of integrity who risked their lives to oppose the brutal and destructive Soviet state.
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Contents
Introduction
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With gratitude
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A Country the Size of West Virginia
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New Jersey Latvian American Girl and Trimda
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Latvia as a BattlefieldWorld War II
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Pēteris and Dārta Bičolis of Sēlija
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Return to Terra Incognita
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Farewell Latvia
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Art in the Forest
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A Wedding in Snow
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The Controller Is Coming
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Leniniana
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Fresh Air in the Latvian Countryside
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Ghosts
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Roosters and Cats in Old Rīga
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New Life
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The 1980s
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Letter dated January 4 1983 to my parents in New Jersey
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New Beginnings at Krāmu iela 104a Tel 211951
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Letters
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Practicum
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Rīga Central Market Central Kolhoz Market
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Remnants of Bourgeois Nationalism
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Vot vot Comrade Ilmarovna
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The Thaw
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Bearslayer
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Skylarks and Rebels: A Memoir about the Soviet Russian Occupation of Latvia ... Rita Laima,Rita Laima Krievina No preview available - 2017 |
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