The names of my parents?
Dad: Kaspars
Mother: Dace
Number of people that stood in the barricades (max)
80'000
What date of the major turning point of the Singing Revolution? (+100 if you can name another global event associated with this date)
23rd of August 1989, (Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact 23rd of August 1939
Name the type of sources that I used for my research
Primary: Dad, Mom, LSM - news site (historical images)
Secondary: YouTube video (historical footage, interviews, extra info from narrator), national encyclopedia (historical images, information), biography of G. Zvaigzne
% of how much forests cover Latvia
41%
The name of the camera operator who died in action?
Gvido Zvaigzne
Number of people that stood at the protest in Moscow
100'000
Date when the camera operator was killed/time of the Barricades? +-7days
13-27th of January 1991
The comparison my mother made of the regime Latvian people were under in Soviet times
North Korea
The population of Latvia (as of Saturday, April 29, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data)
1'827'627
The name of the leader of the USSR in this time period?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Number of people in The Baltic Road
2'000'000
The date when Latvia celebrates its proclamation day
18th of November, 1918
Name at least 3 buildings that needed to be protected in the barricades
The phone central, television tower, radio building, Ministre cabinet building, The Saeima building.
Rough % ratio of native Latvian speakers against native Russian speakers living in Latvia (100%)
60:40
The name of the crew leader under which the late camera operator worked with
Juris Podnieks
Number of people standing in the protest before the barricades
100'000
Date when the first country yet again recognized Latvia as a country (de facto) (+100 points if you name the country)
August 22nd, 1991 (Iceland)
In the LSM source, on a poster 2 infamous regimes with their symbols were drawn to make similarities of the cruel regime, name those 2 powers.
The Nazis and the Soviets
Meaning of the word pretpulksteņrādītājvirziens
Counterclockwise
Name one of the perspectives I analyzed and give an example of how I applied this perspective to my research, elaborate.
Let Roky judge
Ask Roky to Judge
Choose the correct option:
A Couldn't criticize the government, store poetry that expressed freedom, freedom of speech, could speak your own language
B Couldn't sing the national anthem, could bring out your flag only on special occasions
C Couldn't be unemployed if you were able to work, put flowers on THE MONUMENT, could criticize the government if you were in a political party.
List at least 4 punishment methods without getting one wrong.
C
Long imprisonment, torture, questioning/investigation against yourself and your family, poisoning to death/sudden death, sudden disappearance, getting Sent out to Siberia.
Roleplay
Simulate the situation when the USSR decided to retaliate and try to regain control over Latvia. Talk about the geopolitical side, how to enter Latvia, what methods to use, and predict what Latvians will do.
Latvians do basically the same thing but discuss how to defend the country, taking into consideration the short time notice that you got the information that the OMON was coming.
Present the result of the discussion.
Roleplay
USSR side: what economic gain would you gain if you retook control of Latvia
Latvia's side: what economical gain would you gain if you regained your independence?
Present the result of the discussion.