Latvian SSR

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The Latvian SSR was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, encompassing the territory of present-day Latvia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet Socialist Republic
former administrative territorial entity
annexationDate 1940-08-05
annexedBy Soviet Union
area approximately 64,600 square kilometres
borderedBy Baltic Sea
Byelorussian SSR
Estonian SSR
Lithuanian SSR
Russian SFSR
capital Riga
coatOfArms Emblem of the Latvian SSR
constitutionalStatus union republic of the USSR
continent Europe
country Soviet Union
currency Soviet ruble
demonym Latvian
economicSystem planned economy
endDate 1991-09-06
establishedBy Soviet Union
flag Flag of the Latvian SSR
followedBy Republic of Latvia
linked to: Latvia
governmentType one-party socialist republic
hadConstitution Constitution of the Latvian SSR (1940)
Constitution of the Latvian SSR (1978)
headOfGovernmentTitle Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR
highestStateOffice Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
independenceRestorationDate 1991-08-21
independenceRestoredFor Latvia
ISO3166code SU-LV (historical context)
legislature Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
locatedIn Baltic region
linked to: Baltic Sea region
locatedInPresentDay Latvia
locatedOn eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
majorPortCity Liepāja
linked to: Liepāja, Latvia

Riga
majorRiver Daugava River
linked to: Western Dvina River
occupation occupied by Nazi Germany 1941–1944
officialLanguage Latvian
Russian
partOf Soviet Union
precededBy Republic of Latvia
linked to: Latvia
religionPolicy state atheism
restored 1944
rulingParty Communist Party of Latvia
startDate 1940-08-05
succeededInInternationalLawBy Republic of Latvia
linked to: Latvia
timezone Moscow Time
UNMembershipThroughUSSR 1945-10-24 to 1991-12-26

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Boris Pugo workLocation Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvian SSR
Courland Peninsula countryDuringWWII Republic of Latvia (occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union)
linked to: Latvian SSR
All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions operatedIn Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvian SSR
Courland Pocket countryAtTime Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvian SSR
Criminal Codes of the Union Republics inForceIn Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvian SSR
Soviet Socialist Republics includedRepublic Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvian SSR
Vsevolod Pudovkin placeOfDeath Latvian SSR
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic borderedBy Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvian SSR
Estonian SSR borderedBy Latvian SSR
History of Latvia includesEvent Latvian SSR period
linked to: Latvian SSR