Anthem Of The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The State Anthem of the Latvian SSR (Latvian: Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskās Republikas himna) was the national anthem of Latvia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Latvian SSR.
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