January
Duringthewinterof1991inRiga,18-yearoldJazis’lifeisfraughtwithcomplications.<br/> EventhoughLatviannationalindependencehasbeenrestored,theSovietArmyisstill<br/> verymuchpresentinthecountryandJazisisatriskofbeingconscriptedandsenttofight<br/> inAfghanistan.InJanuary,whentheSovietspecialservicesandmilitaryunitsattemptto<br/> overthrowthenewlyindependentgovernment,peoplestartbuildingbarricadesaround<br/> strategicallyimportantbuildings,andJazisfindshimselfatthecentreofevents.Jazishas<br/> nevertakenaninterestinpolitics.Heispreoccupiedwith“moreimportant”things–bohemia,girls,andfilms.Hedoesnotactivelyparticipateinthebarricadesbutisratherpulled<br/> intothisfestivaloflifeanddeathbycircumstance.Thereisanotherissue–unbeknownst<br/> tohim,Jazismighthavebecomeafather.Ormaybenot.Uncertaintyiswhatmostprecisely<br/> definespublicconsciousnessintheearly1990sinLatvia
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