Latvia – Page 5 – Deep Baltic

Uncategorized deepbalticMay 14, 2016 5

Neighbours but Not Relatives: Translating Between Estonian and Latvian

Despite an almost identical history over the last few hundred years, Estonians and Latvians speak very different languagesContinue Reading →

Latvia deepbalticMay 5, 2016 2

A Ticket to the Past: Taking the First Train to Jūrmala

Jūrmala is without any doubt one of the most popular tourist destinations in Latvia, and the top one outside Riga.Continue Reading →

Latvia deepbalticApril 26, 2016 1

Riga Off The Beaten Track: Ķengarags and Mazjumpravmuiža

Very few, if any, visitors to Riga venture out as far as the Ķengarags neighbourhood, one of the city’s southern suburbs.Continue Reading →

Estonia deepbalticApril 24, 2016 16

How the Baltic States Got Their Shapes

Deep Baltic looks at how the EU borders of the Baltic states came to be the way they currently are, as well as two borders with other current EU member states…Continue Reading →

Interviews deepbalticMarch 30, 2016 3

A British Writer in Latvia: An Interview with Mike Collier

"You can’t talk down to people – that’s the worst thing you can do in journalism, and sadly it’s something that happens all the time."Continue Reading →

culture deepbalticMarch 24, 2016 3

Appreciated at Last? Latvia’s Visionary Artist Hardijs Lediņš

Who was Hardijs Lediņš and why was he so important for Latvian art and music?Continue Reading →

literature deepbalticMarch 12, 2016 6

Fiction: Baltic Byline

“It's twenty years since this country regained its independence from Moscow,” Van Horren said...Continue Reading →

opinion deepbalticMarch 8, 2016 2

Latvia’s Barricades of Freedom – What Do They Mean 25 Years On?

The barricades were defensive barriers put up as an act of non-violent resistance against troops attempting to reassert Soviet power over the nationContinue Reading →