ABSTRACT
The plenum of the Directorate of the Union of Writers of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic that took place 1–2 June, with participation by leaders of the other artistic unions of the republic, demonstrated the high level of social activism and civic concern of the artistic intelligentsia of the republic in deepening the revolutionary character of restructuring. For almost fifty years Latvia was seen primarily as a territory on which it was profitable to establish efficient productive forces. The concept of the postwar development of industry relied upon a unilateral economic policy, in which the development of production outstripped the means of production, relying as well upon urbanization of the republic. Inasmuch as the health of the people to a predominant degree (90%) is defined by the social and economic situation of the republic, the manufacture of food products, construction of housing, and systematic preservation of the environment are to be considered the most important factors in this area.
