In Search of Šmakovka: a Latvian Region’s Four Moonshine Museums
Latgalian homebrew is known by many names, and its history reveals many of the things that set this region apartContinue Reading →
The Unbuilt Soviet Metro System that Haunts Latvia’s Capital: Traces
“Every day you going down in subway, because you got no better place to go”Continue Reading →
"The Forest Is in Our DNA": Lithuania's Ancient Woods
"We can be proud that we have these in Lithuania, because in Western Europe these were already gone a hundred years ago"Continue Reading →
The Unbuilt Soviet Metro System that Haunts Latvia's Capital: Struggle
“In total, these 172 letters were signed by 1,965 people. There were 1,964 votes against the construction of the metro."Continue Reading →
The Unbuilt Soviet Metro System that Haunts Latvia's Capital: Beginnings
Riga was down for a metro – a formally and conceptually adventurous system that would have been the most expensive ever built in the Soviet UnionContinue Reading →