Mr Prime Minister! Madam President of the Constitutional Court! Madam President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga! Mr President Levits! Distinguished members of the 4 May Declaration Club! Viewers of Latvian Television! Ladies and gentlemen! It is 21 August once again – a day of great significance for Latvia’s independence. And today, as every year, the Statehood Award is presented to a person who is also of great importance to Latvia’s independence. And as every year, it is received by a figure who has…
Mr Prime Minister! Madam President of the Constitutional Court! Madam President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga! Mr President Levits! Distinguished members of the 4 May Declaration Club! Viewers of Latvian Television! Ladies and gentlemen! It is 21 August once again – a day of great significance for Latvia’s independence. And today, as every year, the Statehood Award is presented to a person who is also of great importance to Latvia’s independence. And as every year, it is received by a figure who has not merely earned this honour, but has long since deserved it. Literary works that were permitted and, initially, not permitted. Plays staged both in Latvia and around the world. The patriotic song ‘Tik un tā’, composed and performed by Uldis…
