Latvian Operation of the NKVD

The Latvian Operation (Russian: «Латышская операция», Latvian: „Latviešu operācija”) was a national operation of the NKVD against ethnic Latvians, Latvian nationals and persons otherwise affiliated with Latvia and/or Latvians in the Soviet Union from 1937 to 1938 during the period of the Great Purge. == Latvians in the Soviet Union until 1936 == More than 372 Latvian peasant colonies originating from the 19th century following the abolition of serfdom existed near St.

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