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The Third Star Shining: Making Culture in Latgalian
culture deepbalticFebruary 24, 2025 0

The Third Star Shining: Making Culture in Latgalian

by Will Mawhood Travel much in the small towns and countryside of Latvia’s lake-splashed eastern borderlands, and you’ll almost definitely hear a Baltic-sounding language that isn’t quite Latvian – at…Continue Reading →

The Latvian Operation: Stalin's Purge of the Old Bolsheviks
Feature Article deepbalticNovember 29, 2024 0

The Latvian Operation: Stalin's Purge of the Old Bolsheviks

by Vincent Hunt Twenty years passed. Latvians held senior jobs in the Soviet regime in economic planning, the military, in the arts and in the security police. Their homeland was…Continue Reading →

Murder Most Orthodox in Estonia: the Death of Zinaida Troitskaia
Estonia deepbalticJanuary 27, 2023 0

Murder Most Orthodox in Estonia: the Death of Zinaida Troitskaia

A remote and cloistered community, a series of mysterious affairs, and a brutal and unexplained murder...Continue Reading →

In Search of Šmakovka: a Latvian Region’s Four Moonshine Museums
Uncategorized deepbalticDecember 13, 2022 0

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 →

Moscow Dumplings: On Lithuanians and Russians
Feature Article deepbalticNovember 1, 2022 0

Moscow Dumplings: On Lithuanians and Russians

"what I remember: green lamps, green torchere shades by the bed spreading a soft light, falling on pale wood furniture..."Continue Reading →

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