Dienas Lapa
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Dienas Lapa ('Daily Sheet') was a Latvian newspaper published from 1886 to 1905. In 1893 Dienas Lapa became orientated towards Marxist and Social Democratic ideas. Dienas Lapa became a rallying point for revolutionary intellectuals in Latvia. The editors of the newspaper were Pēteris Stučka (1888-91, 1895-97) and Jānis Pliekšāns (1891-1895). In 1897 the newspaper was closed down by the authorities. It soon re-emerged, but adopted bourgeois orientation. Only in 1905, under the editorship of Janis Jansons-Brauns, did the publication espouse progressive ideas.[1]