Died 1929-09-12.
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Jānis Pliekšāns, known by his pseudonym Rainis, was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts and Indulis un Ārija, 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 nationali…
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Born 30 August 1865 · Died 12 September 1929 · Q348001
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1897· 1 entry
Rainis was arrested and deported first to Pskov, and later to Vyatka guberniya (now Kirov Oblast)
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1893· 1 entry
Rainis began to emphasize socialist ideology and news of socialist events in "Dienas Lapa
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1884· 1 entry
Studied at Riga State Gymnasium No.1 (1880–1884).
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1865· 1 entry
Born 1865-08-30.
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