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Latvia and Russia compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
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- 2026-08-10
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10 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1282
Riga joins the Hanseatic League
Riga entered the Hanseatic League, the powerful association of northern European merchant towns, cementing its prosperity as the chief trading city between Russia and western Europe.
Economy & Trade · from the Latvia chronicle · Baltic Tribes, the Northern Crusades and Terra Mariana · Historic Centre of Riga, History of Latvia
- 1710
Russia takes Riga
During the Great Northern War the forces of Peter the Great captured Riga from Sweden; the cession of Swedish Livonia was confirmed at the Peace of Nystad in 1721, bringing the region into the Russian Empire.
War & Rupture · from the Latvia chronicle · Poland, Sweden, Courland and the Russian Empire · Latvia: History, History of Latvia
- 1795
Courland annexed by Russia
In the third partition of Poland-Lithuania the Duchy of Courland was incorporated into the Russian Empire, completing Russian rule over all the Latvian lands.
Politics & Power · from the Latvia chronicle · Poland, Sweden, Courland and the Russian Empire · Latvia: History, History of Latvia
- 11 Aug 1920
Latvian-Soviet Treaty of Riga
Concluding the War of Independence, Soviet Russia signed the Treaty of Riga, in which it voluntarily and irrevocably renounced all sovereign rights over the Latvian people and territory, recognising Latvia's independence.
Independence · from the Latvia chronicle · National Awakening, Independence and the First Republic · The centenary of signing the Latvia-Russia Peace Treaty to be marked in Riga, Latvia: History
- 23 Aug 1939
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
The Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact and its secret protocol assigned Latvia and the other Baltic states to the Soviet sphere of influence, sealing the country's fate in the coming war.
Politics & Power · from the Latvia chronicle · Occupation, War and the Holocaust · Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, About the Museum
- Jun–Aug 1940
Soviet occupation and annexation
The Red Army occupied Latvia in June 1940; after a staged election a puppet parliament requested incorporation, and the Soviet Union annexed the country in August 1940.
War & Rupture · from the Latvia chronicle · Occupation, War and the Holocaust · About the Museum, History of Latvia, United States Non-Recognition Policy
- 13–14 Jun 1941
The June 1941 deportations
The Soviet regime deported some fifteen thousand people from Latvia to Siberia in a single operation, targeting the country's political, economic and intellectual elite; many never returned.
Catastrophe · from the Latvia chronicle · Occupation, War and the Holocaust · About the Museum, History of Latvia
- Mar 1949
The March 1949 deportations
In Operation Priboi the Soviet authorities deported tens of thousands of Latvians to Siberia, many of them farmers resisting collectivisation, in the largest single act of repression of the postwar years.
Catastrophe · from the Latvia chronicle · Soviet Rule, Restoration and the Return to Europe · About the Museum, History of Latvia
- 4 May 1990
Declaration on the Restoration of Independence
The Supreme Council of Latvia adopted the declaration restoring independence, reaffirming the 1918 constitution and declaring the 1940 Soviet occupation illegal.
Independence · from the Latvia chronicle · Soviet Rule, Restoration and the Return to Europe · May 4th: Latvia's Path to Independence, About the Museum
- 2007
Latvia-Russia border treaty
The border treaty with Russia entered into force, fixing the frontier and renouncing Latvia's claim to the Abrene district transferred to the Russian SFSR in 1944, while the Constitutional Court reaffirmed state continuity.
Politics & Power · from the Latvia chronicle · Soviet Rule, Restoration and the Return to Europe · So long, Abrene, Judgment on the Latvia-Russia border treaty (case 2007-10-0102)