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Rakša village

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© SisAnnick on January 19, 2008

Hi Juraj what happened in this village? just abandonned? Cheers Annick

Juraj Misina on August 16, 2008

Annick, Im really sorry for terribly delayed response. I remember I wanted to check some facts before answering your question and than completely forgot about it. I only found it today while browsing through old comments. My appologies.

This is just one example of what I would call communist legacy. In late 1940s and 1950s communist "nationalized" property of many people, mainly land, but often - in case of rich families or bourgeoisie - also houses and other property. This property was used for "nation's ends": land for crops, houses for orphanages, etc. Basically, most of "nationalized" property was vastly damaged in 1989, when communism fell. During 1990s former owners could get their (damaged) property back, but could not effort to renew it. In some cases owners were either dead or fled the country and were not willing to come back. This is probably one of such cases.

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  • Uploaded on May 18, 2007
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    by Juraj Misina
    • Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ7
    • Taken on 2007/04/28 15:55:16
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    • Focal Length: 36.50mm
    • F/Stop: f/5.600
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