Rainis - the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns (b. Sept. 11, y1865 (Russian Empire) – d. Sept. 12, y1929), a Latvian poet, playwright, translator,politicianand revolutionary (y1905), who had a influence on the literary Latvian language, ethnic symbolism and Latvian nationalism. Light, Shadow and Reflection only
Rainis (without beard and moustache) - the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns (b. Sept. 11, y1865 (Russian Empire) – d. Sept. 12, y1929), a Latvian poet, playwright, translator,politicianand revolutionary (y1905), who had a influence on the literary Latvian language, ethnic symbolism and Latvian nationalism.