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Augusts Zagorskis
Augusts Zagorskis (1900 – 1963) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist. Biography Augusts Zagorskis was born at Eisāgi village in the modern-day Rušona Parish, Russian Empire in 1900. His brother Julians was also a well-known Latgalian ceramicist. His son Vaclavs continued the family tradition. Zagorskis, alongside Andrejs Paulāns, Polikarps Vilcāns and others, was one of the Latgalian ceramicists that was represented in 1957 Silajāņi ceramics exhibition in Rīga, organized by Jānis Pujāts. In later years, his works were selected for the exhibitions in Latvian SSR and abroad, in Moscow, Soviet Union and Poland. Zagorskis died in 1963. He is buried in the Eisāgi cemetery. His works are in the collections of Rainis Museum in Jasmuiža Manor and Latgale Culture and History Museum The Latgale Culture and History Museum ( Latvian: Latgales Kultūrvēstures Muzejs) in Rēzekne, Latvia, is a history museum with a large collection of items, including Latgalian cerami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisāgi
Eisāgi is a village in the Rušona Parish of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is a home of the famous Latgalian ceramicists, such as Augusts Zagorskis. It is located 213 kilometers from the capital city of Latvia, Riga. It has a population of 5 (2020). History Towards the end of 19th century, pottery craft was common in Eisāgi village. Renowned Latgalian ceramicists, the Zagorski family members: Augusts Zagorskis, Julians Zagorskis Julians Zagorskis (April 1903 – 1978) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist. Biography Julians Zagorskis was born in Eisāgi village in the modern-day Rušona Parish, Russian Empire in 1903. He was born in a ceramicists family, his brother ... and Vaclavs Zagorskis were born in Eisāgi. Geography Eisāgi is located close to the Salmejs lake nearby neighboring Gaiļmuiža. Village is 173 meters above the sea level and it is located in the western part of the Latgale Upland. References Villages in Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition hall, or World's fairs. Exhibitions can include many things such as art in both major museums and smaller galleries, interpretive exhibitions, natural history museums and history museums, and also varieties such as more commercially focused exhibitions and trade fairs. They can also foster community engagement, dialogue, and education, providing visitors with opportunities to explore diverse perspectives, historical contexts, and contemporary issues. Additionally, exhibitions frequently contribute to the promotion of artists, innovators, and industries, acting as a conduit for the exchange of ideas and the celebration of human creativity and achievement. In British English the word "exhibition" is used for a collection of items placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latgalian Ceramists
Latgalian may refer to: * Something of or relating to Latgale, a region in eastern Latvia * Latgalians, an ancient Baltic tribe * Latgalians (modern), the modern inhabitants of Latgale * Latgalian language Latgalian (, ) is an East Baltic language. The language law of Latvia classifies it as a "historical variant of the Latvian language". It is mostly spoken in Latgale, the eastern part of Latvia. The 2011 Latvian census established that 164,500 ..., the language spoken in that region See also * Latgale (other) {{Disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 Births
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2100. Summary Political and military The year 1900 was the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Two days into the new year, the U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy regarding China, advocating for equal access for all nations to the Chinese market. The Galveston hurricane would become the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people, mostly in and near Galveston, Texas, as well as leaving 10,000 people homeless, destroying 7,000 buildings of all kinds in Galveston. As of 2025, it remains the fourth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. An ongoing Boxer Rebellion in China escalates with multiple attacks by the Boxers on Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latgale Culture And History Museum
The Latgale Culture and History Museum ( Latvian: Latgales Kultūrvēstures Muzejs) in Rēzekne, Latvia, is a history museum with a large collection of items, including Latgalian ceramics. It receives about 31,000 visitors per year. History Latgale Culture and History Museum was founded in 1959 as a branch of Ludza Local History Museum. In 1960, it was renamed to Rēzekne Local History Museum, but the current name to museum was given in 1990. It was created with the aim of showcasing and promoting the Latgalian history, art and culture. Collection Museum has a collection of Latgalian ceramics. This collection includes 2000 ceramic wares, made by the Latgalian ceramicists, such as Andrejs Paulāns, Polikarps Čerņavskis, Polikarps Vilcāns, Jānis Backāns, Ādams Kāpostiņš and others. This is the biggest collection of Latgalian ceramics in the world. In 2014, 500 of those ceramic wares were part of the museum's exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmuiža Manor
Jasmuiža Manor is a manor in Aizkalne Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia, currently a writer's home museum dedicated to Rainis. History Construction of the wooden manor house near Aizkalne began in 1883 and was completed in 1891. The building now houses a museum open on 16 August 1964, dedicated to the Latvian writer Rainis whose father, Krišjānis Pliekšāns, managed the surrounding estate. See also *List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Latvia built after the 16th century. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a List of castles in Latvia, separate article. And as there are more than 1000 manor houses and palaces in ... References External links *Rainis Museum "Jasmuiža" Manor houses in Latgale Biographical museums in Latvia Literary museums in Latvia 1964 establishments in Latvia Preiļi Municipality {{Latvia-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Rainis
Jānis Pliekšāns (11 September 1865 – 11 September 1929), known by his pseudonym Rainis, was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays ''Uguns un nakts'' (''Fire and Night'', 1905) and ''Indulis un Ārija'' (''Indulis and Ārija'', 1911), and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's ''Faust''. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism. Early life Rainis was born on "Varslavāni" farm, Dunava parish in Jēkabpils municipality. His father, Krišjānis Pliekšāns (ca. 1828–1891), was a tenant farmer. His mother was Dārta, née Grikovska (ca. 1828–1899), and he had two sisters, Līze (1854–1897) and Dora (1870–1950). During his education at the Riga City Gymnasium he met and befriended Pēteris Stučka, Dora Pliekšāne's future husband, who later become a prominent Latvian communist.Sams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisāgi Cemetery
Eisāgi is a village in the Rušona Parish of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is a home of the famous Latgalian ceramicists, such as Augusts Zagorskis. It is located 213 kilometers from the capital city of Latvia, Riga. It has a population of 5 (2020). History Towards the end of 19th century, pottery craft was common in Eisāgi village. Renowned Latgalian ceramicists, the Zagorski family members: Augusts Zagorskis, Julians Zagorskis Julians Zagorskis (April 1903 – 1978) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist. Biography Julians Zagorskis was born in Eisāgi village in the modern-day Rušona Parish, Russian Empire in 1903. He was born in a ceramicists family, his brother ... and Vaclavs Zagorskis were born in Eisāgi. Geography Eisāgi is located close to the Salmejs lake nearby neighboring Gaiļmuiža. Village is 173 meters above the sea level and it is located in the western part of the Latgale Upland. References Villages in Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish People's Republic
The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), and also often simply known as Poland, was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million near the end of its existence, it was the second most-populous communist government, communist and Eastern Bloc country in Europe. It was also where the Warsaw Pact was founded. The largest city and capital was Warsaw, followed by the industrial city of Łódź and cultural city of Kraków. The country was bordered by the Baltic Sea to the north, the Soviet Union to the east, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia to the south, and East Germany to the west. The Polish People's Republic was a unitary state with a Marxist–Leninist government established in the country after the Red Army's takeover of Polish territory from Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German occupation in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet Union, it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by area, extending across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and sharing Geography of the Soviet Union#Borders and neighbors, borders with twelve countries, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, economy were Soviet-type economic planning, highly centralized. As a one-party state go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
