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News Latvia » History: A battle over history in Latvia

News channel or source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/03/a-battle-over-history-in-latvia/

Published on: Saturday 02 July 2016

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 Honors the Biggest Jew-Killing Machine in World History

News channel or source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2012/03/18/latvia-still-honors-the-biggest-jew-killing-machine-in-world-history/

Published on: Saturday 17 March 2012

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: Money laundering and corruption scandals haunt Latvia as its president meets Trump at the White House

News channel or source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/03/trump-news-latvia-history-of-money-laundering-corruption.html

Published on: Tuesday 03 April 2018

President Trump hosts the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia at the White House. The principal topic with the Baltics leaders will be the growing spectre of Russian aggression against NATO ...

News Latvia » History: Latvia: Still Haunted By Soviet Past

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/1070605.html

Published on: Wednesday 16 August 2006

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-Russia Ties Shaped by Soviet History, Marred by Politics

News channel or source: https://www.voanews.com/a/latvia-rusia-ties-soviet-history-politics/3780630.html

Published on: Friday 24 March 2017

Riga's Russian Theater stands as a testament to the endurance of Russian culture in Latvia, as well as a bridge between the two, despite political tensions. "The theater is 135 years old. This is the ...

News Latvia » History: Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Exploring Latvia's History in Fiction

News channel or source: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/76427-publishing-in-the-baltic-region-2018-exploring-latvia-s-history-in-fiction.html

Published on: Thursday 22 March 2018

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 ...