Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic

Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika
1918–1920
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!" Workers of the world, unite!
Anthem: Internacionāle
Capital	Riga (to 22 May 1919) Dvinsk (Daugavpils) Rezhitsa (Rezekne)
Common languages	Latvian · Russian Latgaliana
Government	Socialist state
Chairman
• 1918–1920	Pēteris Stučka
Legislature	All-Latvian Congress of Workers' Soviet Deputies
History
• Established	17 December 1918
• Recognized by Russian SFSR	22 December 1918
• Riga captured by German Freikorps	22 May 1919
• Disestablished	13 January 1920
Currency	Ruble
Preceded by Succeeded by Republic of Latvia Baltic Duchy Iskolat Republic of Latvia
Local languages included German, Yiddish, Lithuanian and Estonian.[1]

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The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (Latvian: Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economic, and military backing of Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik government in the Russian SFSR. The head of government was Pēteris Stučka with Jūlijs Daniševskis as his deputy.^[2]