Aspazija was a playwright and poet, born Elza Rozenberga. Her life with the poet Rainis, the years of exile, and the return are events, and photographs from the later years give the page a face. She died in 1943. The partnership is part of the public story, not a private extra.
Gând
A sample thought. A colleague would remember the work, and the way it was done.
Paul
Gând
A sample thought. The family would write here what they still say at the table.
Elena
Poveste
What I was told
This is a sample story. A grandchild would write what they were told, and the one afternoon they remember for themselves.
Sofia
Fotografie
Apgāds zelta ābele · Public domain
Fotografie
J. Sedols · CC BY 3.0
Fotografie
J. Sedols · CC BY 3.0
Lumânare
For the songs, and for Sunday.
Iris
Lumânare
A sample candle left beside the story.
Sofia
Videoclipuri
A piece played at home
A sample film for Aspazija. The family would put here a song or a piece of footage they still play.
Muzică
The piece from the kitchen
The family
Dar
Lumânare
A sample gift of light.
Helen
Dar
Carte
A sample card for Aspazija.
Mark
Dar
Floare
A sample flower, left on the page.
Iris
Cronologie
Born
Elza Rozenberga was born in 1865. She wrote as Aspazija.
Cronologie
A life with Rainis
She and the poet Rainis married. Their work and their exile are told together.
Cronologie
Return
She and Rainis returned to an independent Latvia.
Cronologie
Died
She died in 1943.
Întâlnire
A Sunday visit
A sample gathering for Aspazija. The family would write the time, the place, and who is welcome.
The family
1865
1897
1920
1943