 Aleksandrs Čaks (real name Čadarainis) glorified the capital city of Riga and its outskirts, romanticizing the everyday side of life, writing of poverty and prostitutes in poetry, which was previously not done.He also wrote an epic poem, ""Mūžības Skartie"", dedicated to the Latvian riflemen.In 1949, when Latvia was part of the Soviet Union, Čaks was accused of writing politically incorrect works