Ernests Brastins
- Birth Date:
- 19.03.1892
- Death date:
- 28.01.1942
- Extra names:
- Ernests Brastiņš
- Categories:
- Folklorist, Independece fighter, Officer, Painter, Publicist, Victim of repression (genocide) of the Soviet regime, WWI participant
- Nationality:
- latvian
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
I want to be Latvian for the sake of humanity.
With the extinction of my people, humanity will lose one of its forms of human expression.
No one else will ever be able to do what the Latvian people will do.
For the sake of humanity, I consider it my duty to be a Latvian.
E. Brastins
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Scientist, historian, folklorist.
Graduated from Stieglitz School of Arts in St Peterburg, Russia
Oficeer during 1st World War in Russian Imperial army, later In Latvian Army.
In interwar period of Latvia's independence, collected folklore, did fild work to measure and make documentation for all known (that time) Larvian hillforts. Tried to reconstruct pre-Christian religion system of Latvians ("Dievturība")
Deported and executed (shot) by Russian Communist rule, after Latvia's occupation in 1940
Source: wikipedia.org, news.lv
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| Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augusts Brastiņš | Father | ||
| 2 |  | Hermīne Brastiņa | Mother | |
| 3 |  | Vilnis Brastiņš | Son | |
| 4 |  | Austrums Brastiņš | Son | |
| 5 |  | Arvīds Brastiņš | Brother | |
| 6 |  | Irma Brastiņa | Sister | |
| 7 |  | Auguste Ansone | Sister | |
| 8 |  | Ella Soduma | Sister | |
| 9 |  | Velta Medaine - Brastiņa | Wife | |
| 10 |  | Milda Emīlija Skrastiņa | Wife | |
| 11 |  | Auseklis Brastiņš | Nephew | |
| 12 |  | Dzintars Sodums | Nephew | |
| 13 | Alnis Ansons | Nephew | ||
| 14 | Venta Rulle | Niece | ||
| 15 | Gaisma Jakrina | Niece | ||
| 16 |  | Jēkabs Vāgners | Father in-law | |
| 17 |  | Emīlija Vāgnere | Mother in-law | |
| 18 |  | Dagmāra Izolde Brastiņa | Daughter in-law | |
| 19 | Māra Grīna | Sister in-law | ||
| 20 |  | Milda Brastiņa | Sister in-law | |
| 21 | Andrejs Sodums | Brother in-law | ||
| 22 |  | Fricis Ansons | Brother in-law | |
| 23 |  | Edgars Viktors Brastiņš | Grandson | |
| 24 |  | Jēkabs Bīne | Friend | |
| 25 |  | Helmūts Markvarts | Friend | |
| 26 |  | Jānis Medenis | Friend | |
| 27 |  | Jūlijs Bračs | Coworker | |
| 28 | Heinrihs Rūsis | Coworker | ||
| 29 | Lilija L. Klucis | Student | ||
| 30 |  | Jānis Rītiņš | Student | |
| 31 |  | Auguste Siliņa - Belte | Student | |
| 32 |  | Viktors Eglītis | Idea mate | |
| 33 |  | Augusts Apsītis | Idea mate | |
| 34 |  | Alfrēds Goba | Idea mate | |
| 35 | Jēkabs Stumbris | Idea mate | ||
| 36 |  | Vilis Veldre | Idea mate | |
| 37 |  | Artūrs Salaks | Idea mate |
02.12.1924 | The Archives of Latvian Folklore (LFK) founded
10.09.1941 | Apzināti 1941.gadā lielinieku aizvestie vai pazudušie rakstnieki un žurnālisti
Latviešu rakstniecībai lielinieku iebrukums Latvijā, laupījis daudzus jaunākās un vecākās paaudzes autorus: rakstniekus un žurnālistus.
