Latvian
IPA transcription
English translation
Šai zemē visdārgā mēs brīvību guvām,
Te paaudžu paaudzēm laimīgam dzimt,
Te šalc mūsu jūra, te zied mūsu druvas,
Te skan mūsu pilsētas, Rīga te dimd.
Padomju Latvija mūžos lai dzīvo,
Spoža lai Padomju vainagā mirdz!
Mēs cēlāmies, verdzības važas lai rautu,
Par gadsimtu cīņām ik vieta vēl teic.
Vien biedros ar diženās Krievzemes tautu
Mēs kļuvām par spēku, kas pretvaru veic.
Padomju Latvija mūžos lai dzīvo,
Spoža lai Padomju vainagā mirdz!
Pa Ļeņina ceļu uz laimi un slavu
Ar Oktobra karogu iesim mūždien.
Mēs sargāsim Padomju Tēvzemi savu
Līdz pēdējai asiņu lāsei ikviens.
𝄆Padomju Latvija mūžos lai dzīvo,
Spoža lai Padomju vainagā mirdz!𝄇[2]
[ʃaj zɛmɛː vizdaːrgaː mɛːs briːviːbu guvaːm |]
[tɛ paːwd͡ʒu paːwd͡zɛːm lajmiːgam d͡zimt |]
[tɛ ʃalt͡s muːsu juːra | tɛ zjɛd muːsu druvas |]
[tɛ skan muːsu pilsɛːtas | riːga tɛ dimd ‖]
[padʷɔmʲu latvija muːʒʷɔs laj d͡ziːvʷɔ |]
[spʷɔʒa laj padʷɔmʲu vajnagaː mird͡z ‖]
[mɛːs t͡sɛːlaːmjɛs ǀ værd͡ziːbas vaʒas laj rawtu ǀ]
[par gad͡zimtu t͡siːɲaːm ik vjɛta vɛːl tɛjt͡s ǁ]
[vjɛn bjɛdrʷɔs ar diʒɛnaːs krjɛvzɛmɛs tawtu]
[mɛːs kʎuvaːm par spɛːku ǀ kas prɛtvaru vɛjt͡s ǁ]
[padʷɔmʲu latvija muːʒʷɔs laj d͡ziːvʷɔ |]
[spʷɔʒa laj padʷɔmʲu vajnagaː mird͡z ‖]
[pa ʎɛɲina t͡sɛʎu uz lajmi un slavu]
[ar ɔktɔbra karʷɔgu jɛsim muːʒdjɛn ‖]
[mɛːs sargaːsim padʷɔmʲu tɛːvzɛmi savu]
[liːd͡z pɛːdɛːjaj asiɲu laːsɛj igvjæns ‖]
[padʷɔmʲu latvija muːʒʷɔs laj d͡ziːvʷɔ |]
[spʷɔʒa laj padʷɔmʲu vajnagaː mird͡z ‖]
In dearest land we gained our freedom,
Generation upon generation are happily born here,
Here our sea rustles, here our fields bloom,
Here our cities ring, Riga will resound here.
May Soviet Latvia live forever,
May the Soviet crown shine bright!
We rose to break the chains of slavery,
Every place still tells of centuries of struggle,
Only in brotherhood with the people of great Russia
We became a revolutionary force.
May Soviet Latvia live forever,
May the Soviet crown shine bright!
On Lenin's road to happiness and glory,
Let's carry the flag of October forever.
We will protect our own Soviet Fatherland,
With the last drop of our blood.
𝄆May Soviet Latvia live forever,
May the Soviet crown shine bright!𝄇
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika (Latvian)
Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
1940–1990/91
1941–1944: German occupatio
Motto: "Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!"
"Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Status
Internationally unrecognized territory occupied by the Soviet Union
(1940–1941, 1944–1990/91)
Capital
Common languages
Religion
Government
Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party soviet socialist republic (1940–1989)
Unitary parliamentary republic (1989–1991)
• 1940–1959
• 1959–1966
• 1966–1984
• 1984–1988
• 1988–1990
• 1940–1952 (first)
• 1988–1990 (last)
• 1940–1959
• 1959–1962
• 1962–1970
• 1970–1988
• 1988–1990
Legislature
Historical era
17 June 1940
• SSR established
21 July 1940
• Illegally annexed by USSR, Latvia continued de jure
5 August 1940
1941–1945
• Soviet re-occupation
SSR re-established
1944/1945
• Declaration of state sovereignty
28 July 1989
4 May 1990
• Independence recognized by the State Council of the Soviet Union
6 September 1991
Currency
Soviet rouble (Rbl) (SUR)
Calling code
7 013
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a republic in the Soviet Union. The Latvian SSR existed for over 50 years, from 5 August 1940 to 6 September 1991.[1]
The Soviet annexation of Latvia took place in June and August of 1939, according to the agreed terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact's secret protocol. In 1939, Latvia was forced to grant military bases on its soil to the Soviet Union, and in 1940 the Red Army moved into Latvia, effectively annexing it into the Soviet Union.[2]
The territory changed hands during World War II with Nazi Germany occupying a large portion of Latvian territory from 1941 to 1944, before the Soviet Union re-occupied it in 1944. The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states from 1939–40 and 1944–1991 is widely considered illegal by the international community and human rights organisations.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Soviet instability in the 1980's and the dissolution of the Soviet Union provided the impetus for Latvia to restore its independence.
Emblem of the Latvian SSR (Latvian: Latvijas PSR valsts ģerbonis) was adopted on August 25, 1940, by the government of the Latvian SSR. It was based on the emblem of the Soviet Union. It features symbols of agriculture (wheat) and Latvia's maritime culture (a sunset over the Baltic Sea). The red star as well as the hammer and sickle for the victory of communism and the "world-wide socialist community of states".[1]
The banner bears the USSR State motto ("Proletarians of all countries, unite!") in both Latvian language (Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!) and Russian. The name of the Latvian SSR is shown only in Latvian, and reads Latvijas PSR, the PSR standing for Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika, or Soviet Socialist Republic.
Until 1978, a gold star was used in the state emblem.
The coat of arms of Latvia was restored in 1990. The use and exhibition of the emblem of the SSR is now banned in Latvia, due to a law approved in 2013.[2]