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Ghost of Latvia and a Latvian Minister in Exile
A reflective account recalls Alfred Bilmanis, Latvia’s minister to the U.S. and Britain, who died in July. It traces Latvia’s exile after the 1940 Soviet occupation, its fragile diplomatic status, and Bilmanis’s hope to rebuild a museum and revive Baltic freedoms once more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alfred Bilmanis
Republic of Latvia
State Department
Lithuania
Estonia
Red Army
Baltic States
London
Charles Zarena
Britain
Republic of
Latvia
Bilmapis
United States
Baltic
Rome
Greece
Kremlin
Reds
Baltic Review
Sweden
Cina
Communist Party
Russia
Baltic Republics
Moscow
Alfred Bilman
Napoleon
Europe