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Establishment of an authoritarian regime in Latvia was neither a surprise nor exception in the European context. After World War I democracy had power and high reputation in all European countries. But the practice showed that democratic form of government was too ineffective to deal with the acute problems of the post-war period. Economical and social issues were not resolved and governments - too...
Financial support is one criterion which helps to assess the true attitude of the state towards cultural heritage and creative processes. During the first period of Latvia's independence, the Culture Foundation (Kulturas fonds) established at the Ministry of Education on 18 November 1920, played an important part in this respect. Incoming money was spent to support science, education, cultural workers...
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