8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁which ▁started ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁After ▁agreement ▁of ▁a ▁tr uce ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Russia ▁and ▁Lat via ▁signed ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁formally ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁sister ▁( third ▁child ), ▁the ▁Bre ik š s ▁family ▁received ▁a ▁permit ▁to ▁leave ▁Russia ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Depart ing ▁Moscow ▁in ▁a ▁l orry ▁convey ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁five ▁leave ▁Russia ▁with ▁only ▁that ▁which ▁they ▁can ▁carry , ▁trav elling ▁first ▁to ▁Z il u pe ▁and ▁then ▁catch ing ▁a ▁train ▁to ▁R iga . ▁ ▁Early ▁writing ▁Having ▁been ▁raised ▁speaking ▁Lat v ian , ▁and ▁mainly ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁language , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁German ▁language , ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁Leon ī ds ▁Bre ik š s ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁fully ▁understand ▁the ▁S lav ic ▁language ▁letters . ▁Edu c ated ▁priv ately ▁at ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Mar ija ▁Mill ere ▁grammar ▁school , ▁the ▁family ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁local ▁Luther an ▁church , ▁which ▁had ▁an ▁alt arp ie ce ▁titled ▁" J es us ▁bless ing ▁children " ▁by ▁Jan is ▁Ro zent ā ls .