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In the autumn of 1917, when Latvia was caught up in a whirlwind of political change, C\u0113sis Realschule student Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161, together with fellow young Bolsheviks \u2014 Pauls V\u012bksne, P\u0113teris Ustups, Alfr\u0113ds Men\u0123elis, and Voldem\u0101rs Ozols \u2014 founded the youth workers’ circle “Kv\u0113le” in C\u0113sis, which operated under Bolshevik party leadership. The organisation became an important platform for young people who wanted change, and through effective political agitation they were drawn into the revolutionary movement. <\/p>\n

“Kv\u0113le” was more than just a political organisation \u2014 it became a place where young people could both learn and socialise. The circle had social-scientific, drama, and games sections, offering a wide range of activities. Party members gave lectures on political and scientific topics, while the drama and games sections were full of fun and creativity, attracting many young people. Particularly popular were the question evenings, where lively debates took place with the participation of realschule and gymnasium students who were not yet “Kv\u0113le” members \u2014 you could say these were C\u0113sis’s first brainstorming sessions, just with a revolutionary twist! <\/p>\n

Some Latvian riflemen stationed in C\u0113sis also took an active part in the circle’s work, further strengthening its militantly revolutionary spirit. Working closely with the Bolshevik party, “Kv\u0113le” actively took part in election campaigns and other public events. <\/p>\n

The most prominent figures in “Kv\u0113le” were its ideological leaders and mentors. Pauls V\u012bksne, a student at the Tartu Teachers’ Institute and later head of the C\u0113sis District Militia, used his outstanding speaking skills to passionately explain political events to young people and became a well-respected mentor. But the true soul of “Kv\u0113le” was and always remained Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161 \u2014 an outgoing, straightforward, principled, energetic, and warm-hearted young man who skilfully organised and led the circle’s work. If you needed to find Felikss, there was no need to ask around \u2014 everyone knew he would be at “Kv\u0113le”. <\/p>\n

In February 1918, during the German occupation of C\u0113sis, the circle’s activities were briefly interrupted \u2014 some members were arrested, others placed under police supervision, and rural students returned to their families. But already in March, Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161 re-established contact with Emma Pl\u016bme (known as V\u0113tra), a representative of the Bolshevik party’s underground organisation Vidiena. Together with V\u0113tra, a meeting of C\u0113sis district Bolsheviks was held in the forest behind the barracks, where it was decided to continue “Kv\u0113le’s” revolutionary work underground. <\/p>\n

After Soviet representatives returned to C\u0113sis, “Kv\u0113le” resumed its activities in December 1918, attracting new members from both student and Soviet employee circles. In March 1919, “Kv\u0113le” sent its representatives \u2014 K\u0101rlis Martinsons-Miks, Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161, and A\u013cis Blanks \u2014 to the 1st Congress of Latvian Youth Workers in Riga, where K\u0101rlis and Felikss were elected to the Central Committee. <\/p>\n

In May 1919, Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161, having failed to evacuate from Riga with the Soviet army, was arrested. He was later released due to poor health, but stayed in Latvia, enrolled at the State University, and became actively involved in the progressive student society “Klints”. Most of the active, Bolshevik-minded “Kv\u0113le” members in C\u0113sis evacuated to Soviet Russia together with party and Soviet workers. <\/p>\n

“Kv\u0113le”, though it existed for only a short time, left its mark on the political awakening of C\u0113sis youth.<\/p>\n

Pictured are “Kv\u0113le” members \u2014 Vallija Kri\u0161felde, J\u0101nis J\u0101kobsons, K\u0101rlis Bl\u016bms, Marija Lars.<\/p>\n

This description was put together using materials from:
\nthe collections of C\u0113sis Museum.
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“Kv\u0113le” (Verve) member and C\u0113sis printing house worker Volfr\u012bds V\u012bksne secretly smuggled type letters out of the C\u0113sis printing house, which were then delivered to Valmiera with the help of A\u013cis Blanks to help Emma Pl\u016bme set up an underground printing house for publishing revolutionary materials.<\/p>\n

Volfr\u012bds V\u012bksne and Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161 distributed proclamations during the German occupation and secretly raised red flags in trees, risking their freedom and possibly even their lives.<\/p>\n

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  • 1917: Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161, together with other young Bolsheviks, founds the youth workers’ circle “Kv\u0113le” in C\u0113sis.<\/li>\n
  • February 1918: Some “Kv\u0113le” members are arrested and placed under police supervision; the circle’s activities are briefly interrupted.<\/li>\n
  • March 1918: Felikss Lindi\u0146\u0161 makes contact with Emma Pl\u016bme, a representative of the society Videna.<\/li>\n
  • December 1918: “Kv\u0113le” resumes its activities in C\u0113sis.<\/li>\n
  • March 1919: The 1st Congress of Latvian Youth Workers takes place in Riga, with “Kv\u0113le” representatives in attendance.<\/li>\n
  • 3 May 1919: A district conference of youth workers is held in the hall of C\u0113sis Gymnasium.<\/li>\n
  • May 1919: Most of the active “Kv\u0113le” members evacuate to Soviet Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2185,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[198],"product_tag":[372,201,371],"class_list":{"0":"post-2183","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-people","7":"product_tag-artist","8":"product_tag-people","9":"product_tag-teacher-en","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2183"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2183"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}