Modern Identity

Modern identity is influenced by many things. While folklore is often still deeply embedded to most cultures and faith can play a large role in social and individual identity, both are expressed in the modern world, where reactions to more recent national history, such as WWII, and reaction to the increasingly global world of ideas also have strong cultural influences.

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Latvian Identity: Understanding the Latvian National Narrative

This resource analyzes Latvian national identity through a selection of Latvian national heroes, pivotal events in Latvian history, geography in the Latvian national consciousness, and the role of religion, language, and ethnicity in the Latvian understanding of what it means to be Latvian. It will also briefly cover ethnic diversity in Latvia. The intent is […]

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