The Benefits of Being Baltic
Estonian and Latvian history over the last few hundred years has, in its broad outlines, been almost identicalContinue Reading →
Nordic by Nordic East: Estonia's Regional Identity
Because Estonians are ethnically a Fennic people and speak a Fennic language, many are drawing closer to the idea of presenting a regional Nordic identity to the wider world.Continue Reading →
Kristaps Salniņš: The Spy Who Stuttered
Salniņš left behind him a history of derring-do that would defy belief, except for the fact that it was all trueContinue Reading →
The Hill of Crosses: A Monument to the Defiant Spirit of Lithuania
“Thank you, Lithuanians, for this hill of crosses which testifies to the nations of Europe, and to the whole world, the faith of the people of this land.”Continue Reading →
Return to Kražiai: Small-Town Lithuania and a Mysterious Discovery
In 2000, Mindaugas Kavaliauskas, a Lithuanian photographer, found himself in Chicago...Continue Reading →