Latvian Consulate in Klaipėda (1920–1940) Cover Image

Latvijos konsulatas Klaipėdoje 1920–1940 m.
Latvian Consulate in Klaipėda (1920–1940)

Author(s): Edita Gervetauskaitė
Subject(s): Education, Diplomatic history, International relations/trade, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Klaipėda; consulate; consul; Latvians; consulate general; Alfreds Misse; Peteris Kalcenavs; Karlis Freimanis; Janis Riekstiņš; Janis Seskis 1920–1940;

Summary/Abstract: Based on the analysis and synthesis of primary sources (the article makes use of the material from thirteen funds from the Lithuanian Central State Archives (hereinafter – LCSA), information from published documents, statistical publications and the periodical press of the region), the article analyses the stages of development of the Latvian consulate in Klaipėda in 1920–1940. It specifies the circumstances of establishment, functioning and closure of the Latvian consulate; the cases of consuls – Alfreds Misse, Peteris Kalcenavs, Karlis Freimanis, Janis Riekstiņš and Janis Seskis – are discussed. The article covers the activities of the Latvian consulate in Klaipėda in 1920–1940; it analyses the changes in the ranks of the Latvian consulate, its personnel and the cultural activities of consuls.

  • Issue Year: 101/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 89-109
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Lithuanian