Latvia, in long form the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvija and Latvijas Republika), is a northern European country in the Baltics. Located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it has land borders with Lithuania to the south, Estonia to the north, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast and a sea border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has been a Member State of the European Union since 1 May 2004 and of the Eurozone since 1 January 2014. Site for genealogical research: Raduraksti Project In 2010, the Latvian Archives created a virtual reading room, the Raduraksti website, which provided access to parish registers (including the vital records of the rabbinate), Livland and Curonian revision lists, surviving copies of the All-Russian Census and information on university students. . The website was completely redesigned and moved in February 2020. Unlike the old website, where the user had a choice of languages, the current Raduraksti website is only in Latvian. This is an image of the Raduraksti homepage:Available collectionsChurch booksRegisters of congregations of various denominations - births and baptisms, marriages, deaths (until 1914).Soul auditsCensus data in Vidzeme and Kurzeme during the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.Household booksHousehold books of the city of Riga (late 19th century until 1918).Riga Polytechnic InstituteRecords, lists and diplomas of faculty and students.Population censusAll-Russia census documents (1897)Memories storiesVideo memories of peoplePassports of Latvian citizensCollection of passports of Latvian residents (1918-1940)Students of the University of LatviaDatabase of students of the University of Latvia (1919-1944)Residents expelled from LatviaList...
