Putting the Forgotten District of Lastādija Back on the Map of Riga
Lastādija or Lastadie is the forgotten name of the neighbourhood bounded by the Central Market, the railway, Lāčplēša Street and the Daugava river.Continue Reading →
Back to Shul: Capturing the Uses of Lithuania's 100 Former Synagogues
"I visited and photographed former synagogues in 59 Lithuanian towns, villages and cities whose contemporary uses include churches, funeral parlours, shops, hairdressers..."Continue Reading →
Naissaar: the Estonian "Island of Women" Once an Independent Socialist Republic
"They announced the creation of an independent socialist republic, the Soviet Republic of the Sailors and Builders of the Fortress of Naissaar Island"Continue Reading →
Deep Baltic Podcast – Eesti
DB's editor Will Mawhood is joined by Tallinn-based David Edwards and Stuart Garlick for a discussion about identity and how the country is changing.Continue Reading →
Higher Education in a Post-War Refugee Camp: The Baltic University
"He was truly amazed, if not perhaps shocked, that people, refugees, were not only thinking of creating a university, but were actually organising it."Continue Reading →