Irregular Latvian

S. Kruks article on Lāčplēsis.

The epic teaches Latvians to wait for a saviour instead of acting together.

• There’s no sense of collective effort, teamwork, or civic responsibility.

• Unlike Estonia’s Kalevipoeg, who builds things, helps people, learns from failure — Lāčplēsis mostly flexes, broods, and dies.

• Result: Latvians were left with a

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