LatviaVēsture un kultūra 157 · Latvian history and culture
In which part of Latvia was serfdom abolished first – in 1817?
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Kurā Latvijas daļā dzimtbūšanu atcēla vispirms – 1817. gadā?
- ain VidzemeVidzemē
- bin KurzemeKurzemēCorrect answer
- cin LatgaleLatgalē
Why?
Serfdom was abolished in Kurzeme (Courland) in 1817, in Vidzeme in 1819, and in Latgale only in 1861.
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Kā sauca 19. gadsimta vidus latviešu nacionālās atmodas kustību, kuras vadītāji bija Krišjānis Valdemārs, Juris Alunāns un Krišjānis Barons? — jaunlatvieši
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Which newspaper did the Young Latvians publish in St Petersburg from 1862?Correct answer:“Pēterburgas Avīzes” (St Petersburg Newspaper)
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Which society, founded in 1868, became the centre of Latvian public life in Riga and organised the first General Latvian Song Festival?Correct answer:the Riga Latvian Society (Rīgas Latviešu biedrība)
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