The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR; Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Latvia or Latvia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It was established on 21 July 1940, during World War II, as a Soviet puppet state in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied on June 17, 1940 by the Soviet Army, in conformity with the terms of the 23 August 1939 Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet Union ([Сове́тский Сою́з, r = Sovetskiy Soyuz] [sɐ ` vʲetskʲɪj sɐˈjʉs]), officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR; Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, [sɐˈjus sɐˈvʲɛtskʲɪx sətsɨəlʲɪsˈtʲitɕɪskʲɪx rʲɪˈspublʲɪk]), also known unofficially as Russia ([Росси́я, Rossiya, rɐˈsʲijə]), was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was a state of the Soviet Union.
Evaluate the veracity of the claim: "The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was a state of the Soviet Union." based on the evidence: "The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR; Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Latvia or Latvia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It was established on 21 July 1940, during World War II, as a Soviet puppet state in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied on June 17, 1940 by the Soviet Army, in conformity with the terms of the 23 August 1939 Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet Union ([Сове́тский Сою́з, r = Sovetskiy Soyuz] [sɐ ` vʲetskʲɪj sɐˈjʉs]), officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR; Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, [sɐˈjus sɐˈvʲɛtskʲɪx sətsɨəlʲɪsˈtʲitɕɪskʲɪx rʲɪˈspublʲɪk]), also known unofficially as Russia ([Росси́я, Rossiya, rɐˈsʲijə]), was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.".

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Evaluate the veracity of the claim: "The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was a state of the Soviet Union." based on the evidence: "The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR; Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Latvia or Latvia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It was established on 21 July 1940, during World War II, as a Soviet puppet state in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied on June 17, 1940 by the Soviet Army, in conformity with the terms of the 23 August 1939 Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet Union ([Сове́тский Сою́з, r = Sovetskiy Soyuz] [sɐ ` vʲetskʲɪj sɐˈjʉs]), officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR; Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, [sɐˈjus sɐˈvʲɛtskʲɪx sətsɨəlʲɪsˈtʲitɕɪskʲɪx rʲɪˈspublʲɪk]), also known unofficially as Russia ([Росси́я, Rossiya, rɐˈsʲijə]), was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.".

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