Once the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kernavė was abandoned in the 14th century. Today, it hosts medieval festivals and pagan ritualsContinue Reading →
In 1998, Dutch museologist Margriet Lestraden bought the remote birth house of "the father of Latvian art", a man she then knew nothing about.Continue Reading →
Matilda Olkin's short life and her poems stand as a testament that the fragile beauty of the written word gives us strength even in humanity’s darkest hour.Continue Reading →
"I don’t remember 15 October 1969. There are people who swear they remember their birth. I don’t."Continue Reading →
Richard Thompson gives an introduction to the underground scene of Latvia's capital, a city where every week brings something intriguing and boundary--pushingContinue Reading →
"The surface layer of fairy tales is simple, and it creates an illusion that we can understand them easily. It’s the same with everything in life."Continue Reading →
"I know who I was in my previous lives (although I might have mixed up the order of events)..."Continue Reading →
An exhibition that deals with deconstructing the notions of nationalism and the nation-state takes place at one of the most symbolically burdened locations in EstoniaContinue Reading →
This week in London, Baltic View is putting on a series of films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Previews and trailers here.Continue Reading →
Second only to the capital of St Petersburg in incidence of syphilis and gonorrhoea, Tallinn outranked much larger cities in the Russian Empire in terms of infection.Continue Reading →
“My far-away, unknown colleagues and friends – take pictures with your heart!”Continue Reading →
Gendered languages pose problems for identity expression. But what about genderless languages? Does Estonian offer a natural home for the nonbinary?Continue Reading →
In 1998, Dutch museologist Margriet Lestraden bought the remote birth house of "the father of Latvian art", a man she…
"I don’t remember 15 October 1969. There are people who swear they remember their birth. I don’t."
Richard Thompson gives an introduction to the underground scene of Latvia's capital, a city where every week brings something intriguing…
"The surface layer of fairy tales is simple, and it creates an illusion that we can understand them easily. It’s…
An exhibition that deals with deconstructing the notions of nationalism and the nation-state takes place at one of the most…
This week in London, Baltic View is putting on a series of films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Previews and…
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…
Organised religion, imported by a series of invaders and occupiers, was never able to fully repress pagan traditions in Estonia.
"Something to be preserved at all cost is the connection to this place – that’s the reason it’s Estonian literature,…
"A record was a holy thing that would go from hand to hand, recorded over and over on reel tapes."
British author Stephan Collishaw has been closely involved with Lithuania since moving there on a whim in the mid-'90s.
Krūmiņš's calculations appear to show that, actually, Latvia – in common with all of the Baltic states – was a…
"Moscow has long relied on ethnic politics to achieve their aims of weakening and destabilizing their neighbours or newly conquered…
"I can’t speak about the future, but I think that there is a lot that I will be able to…
