Memento of the Month of June
June is a very tragic month in the history of Latvia. On 17 June 1940, Latvia was occupied by the troops of the Soviet Union, but on 14 June 1941, the first mass deportation took place in which about 15,400 Latvian residents (0.81%) were deported in train carriages from Latvia to remote regions of the USSR.
18-year-old Aina Apšvalks was one of the deportees. She brought along her greatest treasure – a violin. In a forced settlement in Krasnoyarsk, she had to work in the forest. She survived, was released in 1954 and returned to Latvia in 1961. She died in 2004 and her daughter Irēne Roze gave the violin to the Museum in 2016.
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29.09.2023.
French delegation including Her Excellency Catherine Colonna, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, visited the Museum
21.09.2023.
Guided tour in the old town of Rīga: "Resistance to the communist occupation regime and restoration of independence"
11.09.2023.
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24.08.2023.
Tour map “Resistance to the Communistic Occupation Regime and the Renewal of Independence”