81 years ago, on this day, Latvia was invaded by Russian armed forces and came to be occupied by the Soviet Union, until the 4th of May 1990.

Image from preview.redd.it and submitted by SleepyJoeBiden1001
image showing 81 years ago, on this day, Latvia was invaded by Russian armed forces and came to be occupied by the Soviet Union, until the 4th of May 1990.

Locedamius on June 17th, 2021 at 07:41 UTC »

Technically, three of those years they were occupied by Germans instead of Soviets.

Risiki on June 17th, 2021 at 08:32 UTC »

* untill 1994

On 4th May 1990 beginning of process to restore independence was declared, which itself was only concluded after coup in August 1991 and Soviet Military was still very much present

TOROON08 on June 17th, 2021 at 14:45 UTC »

The Baltic countries had a rough 50 years, I feel for them...