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image by Victor Lomantsov, 27 April 2003
At WEB-pages of "Tribunal" - bulletin of Latvian
National-Bolsheviks <tribunal.narod.ru>,
I have found proposed flag of Latvia after possible in the future
victory of National Bolshevik party in this country. The
inscription (in Russian): "Flag of Latgalian
National-Bolshevik Republic, 2005". In my image I used
colours closed to latvian flag. I don`t sure in it, because the
image of the flag in the site is "waved". Maybe it
is plain red. National-Bolshevik Party is not Communist
(but they use popular H&S symbols). It is a Neu-Nazi party.
Victor Lomantsov, 27 April 2003
Latgalia is a province in the south-easern part of Latvia.
Latgalia has a political and cultural history different from that
of the rest of the Latvia which were long under German-Swedish
rule and thus became marked by German-Swedish culture. Latgalia
remained under Polish-Lithuanian rule until 1772, when it was
ceded to the Russian Empire. Today, this part of Latvia is almost
entirely inhabited by ethnic Russians. Oddly enough, only the
tiny minority of ethnic Latvians in this part of Latvia are today
called "Latgalians".
On the same "Nationalist Bolshevik" website there is an
article about a radar station in Latgalia which recently has been
set up by the Latvian Government in order to meet NATO standards.
The article's heading is "Genocide"...
Kristian Söderberg, 28 April 2003
Nazi-Bolsheviks in Latvia is very active but a small movement.
In any occasion they have demonstrations, piquets and other
activities. In organization they are close to analogue Russian
party (National Bolshevik Party).
In all activities they fly Nazi-like flag (red with white ring)
with hammer and sickle. Without any white band.
Latgalia is almost entirely Latvian (Latgalian) excluding
Daugavpils, Ludza and 10 rural parishes. But Daugavpils is 2nd
bigest city in Latvia and greatest in Latgalia and in this case
Latvians and non-Latvians are 50:50. Non-Latvians include very
big minorities of Poles and Belarusians.
Gvido Petersons, 28 April 2003
image by Ree Fischer, 4 December 2005
There is a scandinavian- cross version of the Latvian flag.
The version has been created by a non-governmental organisation
and later a political party, For the National Independence of
Latvia, in the early 1990's. Nordic ideas were among those
vividly discussed in the society. The discussion still continues,
yet is not getting much attention in the media. Ratio 19:26 with
the cross shifted to the left.
Ree Fischer, 4 December 2005