Abstract
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to analyze the Sovietization of the Latvian poets Rainis and Aspazija by using as evidence the organization of their celebration and ideological messages. The research base consists of press and archival materials and the analysis is based on a discourse-historical approach. After the Soviet occupation, Rainis became a quasi-religious figure in Soviet-Latvian ideology, confirming the legitimacy of the Soviet regime. By contrast, the discourse concerning Aspazija changed from describing her as a reactionary poet during the Stalinist period to a discourse of feminine poet in the 1960s.
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