20 january is the commemoration day of participants of the barricades, on this day as well as on 18 november, 4 may and 21 august. participants of the barricades are awarded the commemorative medal for participants of the barricades of 1991. this award was established by the fund of 'participants of the barricades of 1991' in 1996. since 1999 it is awarded by the state for those who had shown courage and unselfishness during the barricades. the barricades are also commemorated by numerous monuments in latvia.