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Arveds Bergs
1875–1942
A lawyer, newspaper editor, and outspoken Latvian nationalist, he played a visible role in the struggle for an independent Latvian state. His life ended tragically after Soviet repression, giving his story a sharp sense of the upheavals that shaped Latvia in the first half of the twentieth century.
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Latvia & Russia: One problem of the world-peace considered
by Arveds Bergs
About the author
Born in Riga in 1875, he trained as a lawyer and became active in public life as both a journalist and an editor. He is best known as a political figure rather than a literary one, with work that grew out of civic debate, national politics, and the idea of Latvian independence.
During the early years of the Latvian state, he served in major public roles, including as Minister of the Interior, and later became a member of the Saeima. He was associated with the National Union and was known for arguing strongly for Latvian national interests.
After the Soviet occupation of Latvia, he was arrested by the NKVD in 1941 and deported to the Soviet Union. Sources differ on the exact year of his death, but the available biographical material places it in the early 1940s, after his imprisonment in Chkalov.