#  Ričards Umbraško on Culture Wars: Latgalian Identity Between Soviet and Latvian Colonial Imaginaries (1958–1959) 

 





October 15, 2025

 

 

Harvard graduate student Ričards Umbraško, G1 in the Slavic Department, has published a new article, *“Culture Wars: Latgalian Identity Between Soviet and Latvian Colonial Imaginaries (1958–1959),”* in *Nationalities Papers*, a journal published by Cambridge University Press.

The article highlights the complex entanglement of regional identity, nationalism, and political power in Soviet-era Latvia, contributing to broader discussions of colonialism and identity in Eastern Europe.

Read the full article in [*Nationalities Papers*](https://doi.org/10.1017/nps.2025.10066).



 

 

 



 

 

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