Hidden Riga: Finding Beauty in a City's Crumbling Corners
On the Paslēptā Rīga page, Jauja posts images from secret courtyards, ornate details in decaying doorways and floral patterns on long-forgotten tiles...Continue Reading →
The Baltic States in a Post-NATO Environment: An Interview with Edward Lucas
"If we can get through the next few years, which are going to be difficult from a geopolitical point of view, I think the Baltic states have a very bright…Continue Reading →
Keeping Alive an Extinct Language: the Finno-Ugric Tongue of Latvia's Remote Fishing Villages
The north-west corner of Latvia, the so-called Livonian coast, is the home of a nation struggling to survive.Continue Reading →
Two Years of Tracking Down Imaginary Latvians
"Imaginary Latvians always seem to make “cameo appearances,” popping up when you least expect it."Continue Reading →
Europe's Dark Side of the Moon – Life in '80s Riga
"When I was a young woman, I ventured from America to my ancestral homeland, Latvia, hoping to recognize the country my grandparents and the exile Latvian community had described to…Continue Reading →