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Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka

Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka (1914–2014) was a Russian writer, illustrator and painter.

Also recorded as Margarita Stāraste

Biography

Recorded at birth as Margarita Barvika.

Born at Vladimir in 1914, died in Riga in 2014.

Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka studied at Art Academy of Latvia. Training under Konrāds Ubāns, Jānis Kuga and Vilhelms Purvītis is recorded. The recorded working language is Latvian.

Distinctions recorded are Order of the Three Stars.

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  • Vladimir

    Birth place

  • Riga

    Death place

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.

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