Complex sentence: During the times when Latvia was part of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, in official usage Latvian names were commonly russified, in particular, followed three part pattern of Russian names: given name, patronymic, family name.
Split into simpler sentences: During the times when Latvia was part of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, in official usage Latvian names were commonly russified. In particular, it followed three part pattern of Russian names: given name, patronymic, family name.