Terrible Beauty: the Eerie Charm of Stalinist Urban Space in Estonia
As is well known, the late 1940s and early 1950s were a difficult time for Estonian culture...Continue Reading →
Why You Will Almost Definitely Have to Change Your Name When Speaking Latvian
“If I said Will, it would sound like I had suddenly said something in a foreign language”.Continue Reading →
Nine Months of Deep Baltic, or See You in September
Deep Baltic is taking August off while we work on a few big changes to the site, but we hope you’ll be back for more in September. In the meantime, we…Continue Reading →
Crossroads of the Baltics: the Past and Future of Latgale
Distinct from the rest of the country in terms of language, religion and customs, Latgalians nonetheless consider themselves firmly Latvian.Continue Reading →
The Snake in the Vodka Bottle
"We had not initially set out that morning planning on getting drunk with the subject of Loreta’s interview on oral folk healing practices, 76-year-old Antanina."Continue Reading →