Moscow Suburb

Beyond Vecrīga: Three Neighborhoods Outside Old Town
Rīga, Latvia

Beyond Vecrīga: Three Neighborhoods Outside Old Town

A view of Maskavas Forštate (Moscow Suburb) from atop the Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija (Latvian Academy of Science) During my travels, I’ve learned that the bulk of what makes most Eastern European capitals so interesting is what lies beyond the manicured and tourist-friendly Old Towns, and Rīga is no…

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February 21, 2020
An Occupied Latvia: The Soviet and Nazi Occupations of Rīga
Inside the former KGB Headquarters in Rīga
Rīga, Latvia

An Occupied Latvia: The Soviet and Nazi Occupations of Rīga

Inside the former KGB Headquarters in Rīga There’s no way around it: by and large, the past 100 years of Latvian history have not been happy ones. Like her Baltic neighbors, Latvia took advantage of the Russian Revolution in 1917 to declare its own independence in 1918. Kārlis…

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February 11, 2020