From Kalniņš to Bergs (and Back): Latvian Surnames Over Time
Surnames are something that all of us in Europe have (now), but there’s a huge amount of variation both in the date of adoption and the forms they take across…Continue Reading →
The War on Estonia's Forests: A Village Without Leaves
“Let us be masters in our own country, not avaricious colonists, who leave a ravaged country behind them…” the late Estonian president, Lennart Meri, said in a speech on 24…Continue Reading →
Our Languages and Us – Latvian, Russian, Gagauz, English...
by Vilis Kasims, RIGA Once I was sitting and reading on the Number 3 trolleybus, on the way back from university. It was afternoon, the weather was nice; I wanted…Continue Reading →