Podomju Latvija (Soviet Latvia) (16)

Podomju Latvija (Soviet Latvia). Hardcover book published by Riga Avots 1985, 215 pages with colour photographs throughout.

The association of science and producton 'Silava', member of the International Union of forestry Research Organizations is the leading research centre in forestry and timber industry. In 1946 the Forestry Institute of the Latvian SSR Academy of Science was founded. Since 1953 the forest research station 'Kalsnava' has been operating. It has 1 doctor of science, 3 candidates of science and 53 engineers with higher education on its staff

At the Latvian SST Academy of Science Radioastrophysics Observatory the carbon stars are being observed.