claim: The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was destroyed before becoming a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
evidence: For the 19th-20th Century Polish politician , see Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł. Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł. Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł. Prince Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł , nicknamed `` Perkunas '' -LRB- Kristupas -LRB- Mikalojus -RRB- Radvila `` Perkunas '' , 1547 -- 1603 -RRB- was a Reichsfurst of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the nobility of the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth .. Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł. Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł. Perkunas. Perkunas. Reichsfurst. Reichsfurst. Holy Roman Empire. Holy Roman Empire. nobility. Lithuanian nobility. He was cup-bearer of Lithuania from 1569 , Field Hetman of Lithuania from 1572 , Castellan of Trakai , Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania from 1579 , Voivode of Vilnius Voivodeship from 1584 , Great Lithuanian Hetman from 1589 , and Starost .. Vilnius. Vilnius. cup-bearer. cup-bearer. Hetman. Hetman. Castellan of Trakai. Trakai Island Castle. Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania. Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania. Voivode. Voivode. Vilnius Voivodeship. Vilnius Voivodeship. Starost. Starost. Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł was one of the most talented commanders in the service of Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth during the wars against Muscovy and Sweden , and won the Battle of Kokenhausen .. Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł. Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł. Muscovy. Muscovy. Battle of Kokenhausen. Battle of Kokenhausen. His achievements combined with his powerful Radziwiłł family backing helped him rise to his various voivode and starost offices and further increased his family 's wealth .. Radziwiłł family. Radziwiłł. Like his father , brother , and nephew he was an ardent Calvinist , and an adherent of the Polish Reformed Church , and defended it against the rise of the Counter-Reformation .. Calvinist. Calvinist. Polish Reformed Church. Polish Reformed Church. Counter-Reformation. Counter-Reformation