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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Frontiers of Peace: Photographing the Baltics' Schengen Borders
"This trip convinced me to continue the borderline project; it is important to protect freedom of movement in Europe."Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Fiction: Baltic Byline
“It's twenty years since this country regained its independence from Moscow,” Van Horren said...Continue Reading →
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 →
The Old Prussians: the Lost Relatives of Latvians and Lithuanians
The Latvian and Lithuanian people have the Old Prussians to thank more than anyone else for their existence.Continue Reading →
A Ghost Town Deep in the Baltic Forests: Exploring Skrunda-1
It was late morning, somewhere on a long straight road in western Latvia, when the satnav finally announced our arrival.Continue Reading →
Inaccurate and Dangerous: the BBC's World War III Latvia Drama
"Inside the War Room" is not a good programme, and not a good reflection of reality in LatgaleContinue Reading →