About
Latvian social democratic politician and historian who was arrested and sent to a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
Before Fame
He was a lecturer in Marxist politics at the University of Latvia.
Trivia
He was arrested and exiled to Sweden after the authoritarian coup d'état by Karlis Ulmanis.
Family Life
He was the son of prominent politicians Pauls Kalniņs and Klara Kalniņa.
Associated With
He subscribed to the politics of Karl Marx.