activism religios
arte frumoase arte multimedia
arte vizuale
avangardă, neoavangardă
cenzură
critică științifică cultura subterană/clandestină
cultura tinerei generații
cultură pop disidenți din partid
emigrație/exil
film folclor forme alternative de educație
jurnalism independent
literatură și critică literară
mișcare pentru drepturile omului
mișcare studențească
mișcări ale minorităților
mișcări etnice
mișcări feministe mișcări filozofice/teoretice
mișcări naționale
mișcări pacifiste mișcări sociale muzică
obiectori de conștiință
opoziție democratică protecția mediului
samizdat și tamizdat
stiluri de viață alternative și acte de rezistență cotidiene supraveghere, urmărire
supraviețuitori ai persecuțiilor din timpul regimurilor autoritare/totalitare
teatru și arte scenice știință critică
The Union of Writers of Soviet Latvia was an important cultural organization, which was created in 1940 as a subsidiary of the Writers' Union of the Soviet Union, and whose task was to control the literary world and keep it within the confines of Socialist Realism. From the beginning of the 1960s, with the coming of a new generation of writers, the Union’s defense of the national culture and gaining more creative freedom became central issues. These tasks were implemented by combining open demands with accommodating the system and exploiting its weak spots. The collection reflects the political and creative struggle with the authorities and within the Union.
The Soviet Lithuanian Union of Writers was an influential cultural organisation made up of local writers, which was responsible for the spread of Soviet values and the promotion of Lithuanian ethno-particularism. The collection holds many documents, including transcripts of meetings and reports on writers' activities, which reflect the fact that some local writers were eager to support the Lithuanian cultural heritage, and promote the expansion of the boundaries of Modernism in the 1960s and 1970s.