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Military service coincided with the artists’ youth as the most important period of life; it affected the development of personality as well as the choice of the place of residence and creative paths. Artists who studied in St. Petersburg had a chance to avoid military operations, working for the Trophy Commission whose full name was Commission of Description of Russian War Trophies and Ancient Flags...
Kārlis Baltgailis was born in Gatarta Manor on 15 (27) March 1893. At the Atis Ķeniņš Boys Realschule (1907–1911) in Riga, he received a good education with many prominent Latvian cultural figures who became outstanding examples for Baltgailis to follow in his own pedagogical career. After finishing the Realschule, Baltgailis moved to Russia where he attended Penza Secondary Art School (1911–1917)...
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