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Pages in English
unless otherwise indicated




 
 GENERAL LINKS

Universities


University of Latvia

Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia

Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences of the University of Latvia


Humanities and social sciences research institutes



Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia

Latvian Language Institute of the University of Latvia

Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia


Public institutions


Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia

Latvian Council of Science

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences

Commission of Historians of Latvia

State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia

Latvian Institute.
Introductory material on Latvia:
History
Culture
Society

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
History of Latvia. Addressing the issues of history 1939-1991


Archives


State archival system of Latvia

State Historical Archives of Latvia

State Archives of Latvia

Libraries


National Library of Latvia

Latvian Academic Library

Library of the University of Latvia

Museums


Latvian Museum Association
A searchable "Museum Guide" with extensive information about museums in Latvia.

Museum Collections on the Internet
Currently available is a database of the collections of six museums: Andrejs Upīts' Memorial Museum, Latvian Museum of Architecture, Natural History Museum of Latvia, Latvian National Museum of Art, National History Museum of Latvia and Tukums Museum.

Latvian National Museum of HistoryIn Latvian only.

Latvijas Etnogrāfiskais brīvdabas muzejsIn Latvian only.

Latvian War Museum

Museum of the Occupation of Latvia

Natural History Museum of Latvia

Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation

Ventspils Museum


Online sources and literature


Latvijas vēstures datu krātuve
Documents relating to the 20th century history of Latvia, also in English, French, Russian.

Historia.lv
In Latvian only. An extensive online collection of sources on the history of Latvia (from the Scandinavian sagas to documents of 1991), as well as republished articles, encyclopedia articles, chronology of Latvian history, indexes. Authors: Ginta Skutāns and Uģis Šulcs.


 
 LINKS FOR MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HISTORY UP TO 1940

The Johann Christoph Brotze's “Sammlung verschiedner Liefländischer Monumente ...”
The complete pictorial and textual record created by the Baltic German historian at the turn of the 19th century. Brotze's biography in English.


 
 LINKS FOR SOVIET AND NAZI OCCUPATION REGIMES

Crimes against humanity
The website of the Latvian Association of Victims of Political Repression. Features a collection of articles in English on the Soviet and German occupations.


 
 ARCHAEOLOGY LINKS

Latvian Nature Heritage Fund. Monuments
Also describes cultural monuments such as rock carvings, historically significant stones, etc.

trapanatans.lv
A bibliography on past human environments in Latvia, encompassing a variety of themes at the interface of archaeology and the natural sciences.

Graudonis, J. Ethnic processes in Latvia in the Early Metals Age (1500-0 BC)
Article in "Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia"

Loze, A. Indo-Europeans in the Eastern Baltic in the view of an archaeologist
Article in "Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia"

Mugurevics, E. Ethnic processes in Baltic-inhabited territories and the emergence of the Latvian nation in the 6th to the 16th century
Article in "Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia"

Vasks, A. The cultural and ethnic situation in Latvia during the Early and Middle Iron Age (1st-8th century AD)
Article in "Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia"

Mugurevics, E. Ethnic processes in Baltic-inhabited territories and the emergence of the Latvian nation in the 6th to the 16th century
Article in "Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia"

Vasks, A. The cultural and ethnic situation in Latvia during the Early and Middle Iron Age (1st-8th century AD)
Article in "Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia"

Āraiši Lake Fortress
A brief description of the reconstructed Iron Age settlement site.

Āraišu ezerpils
Frequently asked questions about the lake fortress.


 
 ETHNOLOGY AND FOLKLORE LINKS

Archives of Latvian Folklore
folklora.lv
Folklore groups and their activities; traditional musical instruments.


 
 BIOARCHAEOLOGY LINKS
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 DENDROCHRONOLOGY LINKS

Faculty of Biology of the Universite of Latvia

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