Latvia News 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: From Latvia to an internment camp during WWII to St. Cloud, an immigrant tells her story
Before moving to St. Cloud, Maruta Lietiņš Ray experienced loss, captivity, learning new languages and immigrating to a new country. Born Maruta Lietiņš in 1940 in Latvia, a region soon to be rolled ...
News Latvia » History: Unlocking Living History: Latvia’s Manors and Castles
Latvia offers travellers a number of options for exploring castles and manors from different historic periods. Some of them can be visited as tourist attractions, while others offer overnight stays, ...
News Latvia » History: Cheap seats: Leap to Latvia
Visit two of Latvia’s cultural centers, Riga and Liepaja, to explore art, history and music. The city of Riga sits at the mouth of the Daugava River. Its Dome Square, in the heart of the old town, is ...
News Latvia » History: ‘My Favorite War’ Review: Animation Allows Director to Tackle Troubling Chapter in Latvian History
The impressive animated memoir “My Favorite War” revisits writer-director Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s childhood in Soviet Latvia in the 1970s and ’80s. The result of a nine-year labor of love from a ...