"Perhaps we did not have science labs then, or a proper gym, or even art classes, or music — other than someone cranking out polkas on an accordion... Yet I…Continue Reading →
Esther Levinson is being sheltered by a Lithuanian couple, Vladas and Milda, who have renamed her Eliza and are passing her off as their nieceContinue Reading →
Nikolajs Hercbergs took thousands of pictures of Latvia's capital during the interwar years for reasons that are still unclearContinue Reading →
Sillamäe was a ‘closed city,’ often referred to by codenames and guarded within a military perimeter – often it didn’t even appear on maps.Continue Reading →
Riga's urban geography provided clues to the links between environmental conditions, social inequalities and public healthContinue Reading →
“This festival,” wrote my mother, “is a means of promoting understanding and reconciliation amongst all the European countries who suffered so much during the War years.”Continue Reading →
"While some cultures go to great lengths to eradicate reminders of their unwanted past, others are willing to let them slowly disintegrate"Continue Reading →
"When Trump ascended to the US presidency I started looking more about what the division of the world into the great power blocs again might mean for the Baltic states"Continue Reading →
Latvia is regarded as the first republic of the Soviet Union where techno music and DJ culture really took holdContinue Reading →
‘In the evening, when dusk falls over Kaunas, their colossal bronze heads are illuminated with powerful spotlights. From here, one can see all of Kaunas.’Continue Reading →
"In less than twenty years, its residents transformed the city into a modern, elegant and European capital"Continue Reading →
Accelerating motorisation in interwar Lithuania increased the demand for fuel and gave rise to a new type of business – petrol stations.Continue Reading →
Esther Levinson is being sheltered by a Lithuanian couple, Vladas and Milda, who have renamed her Eliza and are passing…
Nikolajs Hercbergs took thousands of pictures of Latvia's capital during the interwar years for reasons that are still unclear
“This festival,” wrote my mother, “is a means of promoting understanding and reconciliation amongst all the European countries who suffered…
"While some cultures go to great lengths to eradicate reminders of their unwanted past, others are willing to let them…
Latvia is regarded as the first republic of the Soviet Union where techno music and DJ culture really took hold
Vilnius and Kaunas often stood in for Western cities in Soviet films. Does this still fuel misperceptions about the Baltic…
Sillamäe was a ‘closed city,’ often referred to by codenames and guarded within a military perimeter – often it didn’t…
Once the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kernavė was abandoned in the 14th century. Today, it hosts medieval…
"For the adventurer, photographer, urban explorer or historian, Kopli Lines are a beautifully preserved window into the past."
The history of Miera iela is proof of the legend that Riga will never be complete.
"I visited and photographed former synagogues in 59 Lithuanian towns, villages and cities whose contemporary uses include churches, funeral parlours,…
"They announced the creation of an independent socialist republic, the Soviet Republic of the Sailors and Builders of the Fortress…
"When Trump ascended to the US presidency I started looking more about what the division of the world into the…
"We can be proud that we have these in Lithuania, because in Western Europe these were already gone a hundred…
North Estonian came to dominate in the 19th century and became the basis for modern standard Estonian, while South Estonian…
Laura Esther Wolfson's collection of non-fiction covers the author’s life and travels in the United States, France and the former…
An interview with the Lithuanian-Canadian author Julija Šukys, whose most recent book found her unearthing troubling secrets about her family's…
In 1991, Danish photographer Stig Stasig moved to Riga, capital of newly free Latvia. His photos of inner-city life capture…
