History of Latvia: a Brief Survey
History of Latvia: a Brief Survey
History of Latvia: a Brief Survey
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<strong>Latvia</strong>n production in the late 1930s — theVEF Minox photo camera, the smallestphoto camera in the world at that time; a<strong>Latvia</strong>n-produced aeroplanes, cars, and aradio receiver.<strong>Latvia</strong>n industry rapidly revived andwas oriented chiefly towards foodproduction, textile manufacturingand timber processing. Theelectronics sector developed in the1930s. <strong>Latvia</strong>’s largest electronicsfactory, VEF, manufactured modernradios, photo cameras and evenaeroplanes. In the second half <strong>of</strong>the 1930s <strong>Latvia</strong> began to produceautomobiles and trucks. With thehelp <strong>of</strong> foreign investment, <strong>Latvia</strong>built a modern high-voltagehydroelectric power plant.29