Latvia's Oil City Ventspils: A Strange "Success Story"
Frequently, in discussions with people about the depopulation and decline of their town, they will point to Ventspils as an example of what could be done.Continue Reading →
"To Gain Knowledge, Go to Wilne": A Walk Through Jewish Vilnius
In the 18th century the city was known as a religious centre and even called the “Jerusalem of the North”, despite anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish attacks.Continue Reading →
"Aukstās Dienas…" Singing in Latvian – Without Ever Having Been to Latvia
"First, we had to compose a song about Latvia, a country we had never visited, based entirely on our own imagination..."Continue Reading →
"Minu Nimi On… Kevin?" Estonia a Safe Haven for a Demonised Name
In a land where other people are named Tiit, Peep, Slava, and Rasmus, Kevin is safe and sound.Continue Reading →
Up the Baltick with Boswell and Johnson
"Marienburg is a vast city equal in size with London, planned with perfect regularity both architecturally and in its social organization."Continue Reading →