Riga is the capital and the largest city of Latvia. With 639,630 inhabitants (2016), Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states, home to one third of Latvia's population and one tenth of the Baltic states' population.
When Latvia used World War III as an opportunity to fight for independence from the Soviet Union,[1]Riga became strategically important to both sides of the conflict. A Soviet bombing raid in December 1952 went rather badly for the Soviets.[2]
By the terms of the Treaty of Versailles which ended the war in July, 1952, the United States agreed not to aid the rebels of any Soviet satellite, including Lithuania, so long as the Soviets did not use atomics.[3] The Latvians continued their fight, often effectively.[4] Their rebellion continued on as 1952 ended.[5]
1=denotes a character who was a POV for one volume or less
2=denotes a character who was a POV for two volumes
3=denotes a character who was a POV for three volumes
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