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LU darbinieku 1934. gada Ziemassvētku fotogrāfija

1934

A group picture of the University of Latvia staff taken at the 1934 Christmas celebrations. Belonged to Pēteris Ķiķauka (1886-1967), professor of classical philology. Second row from the left: 2nd is prof. Pēteris Ķiķauka, 4th is physics doc. Fricis Gulbis, 5th is Rector of the University of Latvia, chemistry prof. Jūlijs Auškāps, 6th is engineering prof. Mārtiņš Bīmanis. Fourth row from the left: 1st is history prof. Augusts Tentelis.

Arheologs Ēvalds Mugurēvičs un Latvijas Universitāte

2023

Raksts veltīts izcilam latviešu arheologam, emeritētajam profesoram Ēvaldam Mugurēvičam, kuram ir lieli nopelni Latvijas arheoloģijā. Lai gan E. Mugurēvičs par sevi ir uzrakstījis detalizētu autobiogrāfiju, rakstā tiek ieskicēta Ē. Mugurēviča saistība ar Latvijas Universitāti un viņa spēja pielāgoties pastiprinātai zinātnes ideoloģizācijai PSRS okupācijas laikā.

Vēsturisks pārskats par Latvijas augstskolas nodibināšanu un viņas darbību pirmā (1919./20.) mācības gadā

1921

Saturs: I. Latvijas Augstskolas dibināšanas priekšvēsture. II. Latvijas Augstskolas organizēšana — no jūlija 1919. g. līdz viņas atklāšanai 28. sept. 1919, g. III. Latvijas Augstskola pēc darbības atklāšanas līdz 1. jūlijam 1920. g. IV Personāls. Studējošo statistika. Budžeta pārskats.

Latvijas Universitāte, 1919-1929

1929

Ģeometrijas jautājumi

1932

Izdevumam nav titullapas. Lekciju nosaukuma varianti un gads norādīti sējuma sākumā, ierakstīti ar zīmuli.

Unruly actors: Latvian women of the Red Army in post-war historical memory

2013

This work highlights the case of Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army who worked and fought on the eastern fronts of World War II. An estimated 70,000–85,000 Latvians served in the Red Army, some as conscripts, others as volunteers. At least several hundred of those who volunteered were women. How are Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army represented and remembered in Soviet and post-Soviet historical accounts of World War II? Why have they not been remembered in most historical accounts of this period? How are ethnicity, gender, and associated social roles implicated in their historical marginality? These questions are situated in the context of literature on collective memory and m…

German fascism, Soviet communism, and Latvian nationalism in the education of Latvia (1940–1944)

2019

This article focuses on the position of leading Latvian pedagogues in cooperation with Nazi occupiers and the paradoxical transformation of Latvian nationalism into resistance against fascism and c...

Vēstures un arheoloģijas doktorantu un doktora grāda pretendentu sekcijas “Sabiedrības un indivīda veselība cauri laikam: izpētes iespējas un problem…

2021

2021. gada 10. martā jau otro reizi Latvijas Universitātes 79. starptautiskajā zinātniskajā konferencē organizēta vēstures un arheoloģijas doktorantu sekcija. Iekļaujoties kopējā tēmā “Sabiedrības un indivīda veselība cauri laikam: izpētes iespējas un problemātika vēstures un arheoloģijas zinātnē”, sekcijā pieteica dalību vienpadsmit doktoranti un grāda pretendenti, savukārt atslēgas referātu pieteica LU LVI arheoloģijas pārstāvji. Referātos aplūkoti gan cilvēku diētas paradumi, gan mentālā veselība, dažādas slimības kā arī medicīnas iestāžu darbība no aizvēstures līdz pat 20. gadsimtam.

THE LATVIAN LANGUAGE IN THE LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE OF DAUGAVPILS (THE MIDDLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY - TODAY)

2020

This paper will focus on the LL of Daugavpils from a diachronic point of view in order to describe the usage of the Latvian language in the public space since the middle of the 19th century until today, as well as the socio-economic and political factors which influence the language situation. Research sources are old photos which depict legible signboards, and photos obtained during LL research 2013.
 The role of the Latvian language in public information increased during the first period of independence, when ideas of nationalism become widespread and the first normative documents about language usage were approved. However, the stability of Latvian as the main language of the public…

Former students of the Riga Polytechnicum and Riga Polytechnic Institute (1862–1919) – literary workers

2018

The authors of the article have gathered literary works of poets and writers – former students of Riga Polytechnicum (RP) and Riga Polytechnic institute (RPI), and have characterized them. Several Latvian and foreign literary workers have studied at the institute. Only six of them – Alfrēds Andersons, Jānis Bergs, Rihards Ērglis, Ernests Eferts, Jānis Miķelsons and Arvīds Valdmanis – received diplomas in engineering after graduating from Departments of Engineering, Commerce and Agriculture. A. Valdmanis has written course books and literary works. Latvian poet Jānis Poruks and Russian writer Mihail Prishvin (Михаил Михаилович Пришвин) have also studied at the institute, but just like few ot…