On November 5–6, 2026, IHSS researcher, assistant professor Maija Grizāne, assistant professor Inese Runce, and professor Irēna Saleniece took part in the international academic conference “Poles in the Baltic States: From the January Uprising to the 21st Century. Language, Identity, Culture, Education”. The conference was organised by the Centre for East European Studies at University of Warsaw in cooperation with the University of Tartu, bringing together researchers from Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Several papers were devoted to Latgale and its links to Polish culture and historical heritage. I. Runce presented the paper “Excommunication of Francis Trasuns and Polish influence on the Roman Catholic Church in Latvia”. M. Grizāne and I. Saleniece participated in a discussion regarding the organization of the next conference, which will take place in June 2027 at Daugavpils University.

Additional information:
Maija Grizāne
maija.grizane@du.lv