Latvia News News Latvia » History: A battle over history in Latvia
With the Kremlin reaching deep into the pages of history to justify its actions in Crimea, Latvians say the fight over the past has present-day consequences for their security — and they are calling ...
News Latvia » History: Latvia: Still Haunted By Soviet Past
The monument to Latvian independence in Riga (RFE/RL) RIGA, August 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- August 21 marks the 15th anniversary of Latvia declaring full independence from the Soviet Union, after the ...
News Latvia » History: Latvia Still Honors the Biggest Jew-Killing Machine in World History
Error: Contact form not found. On March 16 2012, a 47-year-old British woman, Monica Lowenberg, placed a wreath at the foot of the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia. She was dressed in the ghetto garb ...
News Latvia » History: On the road: Latvia, then and now
Latvia defines itself on its own terms, apart from its history of being subjugated by Imperial Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, and Russia. Latvian is now the language taught in schools, Latvia ...
News Latvia » History: Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Exploring Latvia's History in Fiction
Latvian literature is very rich at the moment," says Dace Sparāne-Freimane, director and editor-in-chief of Dienas Grāmata, one of Latvia's leading literary publishing houses. "The industry can be ...