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In order to look back on the events 35 years ago, when two million inhabitants of the Baltic States joined hands in the name of freedom, a conference dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way will be held at the Saeima (Latvia's parliament) on Friday, September 6.
Russia's aggression against Ukraine in 2014 and its full-scale invasion in Ukraine in 2022 reminded us that today the military dimension of security in Europe is more topical than it has been for several decades. War in Ukraine (and now in Russia as well) consolidated our belief that the Baltic people's choice to join NATO has been one hundred percent correct.
An event will be held in the Latvian War Museum this weekend to mark the 30th anniversary of the departure of Russian troops from Latvian territory.
A monument to the Napoleonic-era Russian general Barclay de Tolly does not need to be removed from public display, the Council of Monuments of the Riga City Council decided on Friday, August 23.
Events are taking place across the Baltic states today to commemorate a shining landmark of peaceful protest and human dignity.
As every year on August 23, also today at the Latvian-Estonian border crossing Unguriņi-Lilli, there will be events dedicated to the Baltic Way, including an exhibition that will stay there for five weeks, Latvian Radio reports.
August 23 this year marks 35 years since the world witnessed one of the largest non-violent resistance actions in the history of the 20th century - the Baltic Way.
To mark 35 years since the miracle of the Baltic Way, various commemorative events are taking place in Latvia and abroad, and the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has compiled a list of some of them.
Thirty-three years ago on this day, the Constitutional Law "On the Statehood of the Republic of Latvia" was adopted, thus renewing Latvia's independence de facto.
On the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, Latvians who remember the event and the resistance against Soviet occupation are invited to share their stories, University of Latvia said August 20.
23 August marks the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, proclaimed by the European Parliament in 2008.
From August 16 to September 13 , the largest exhibition in Southern Estonia, "Beetroot Washing Machine / Peedist Pesumasin", will be displayed in the lobby of the Valmiera Museum Exhibition Hall, inviting visitors to discover the richness of imagination and to remember life in Soviet times.
Rīga is likely to see even fewer monuments, as the vice-mayor of the capital, together with the association "Center of Public Memory", is calling for the dismantling of eight symbols of communism and Russian imperialism in Rīga, Latvian Radio reported on August 9.
How to turn military heritage into an attractive tourism product for the modern traveler? All three Baltic States are developing a common military heritage tourism offer, Latgale Television reported July 31.
The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published a short video marking the 105th anniversary since the start of the diplomatic service. You can watch it below.
The history book “Footprints of the Past: The Jewish Community of Varakļāni” by historian Kaspars Strods is now going to be available in an English translation of the book “Pagātnes nospiedumi: Varakļānu ebreju kopiena”, published in 2021.
Several skulls and bones have been discovered under a tree that broke off in the storm near Bauska castle, LETA news agency reported July 12.
In 2022, a group of researchers led by Jol and Pittsburgh Dicken University professor Philip Reeder came to Liepāja for the first time. The works continued last year and now are into their third season.
With the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Latvia began renaming streets reminiscent of the Soviet occupation. At first, it seemed to be going smoothly, but only about 20% of such streets have been renamed, Latvian Radio reported on July 8.
One of the darkest days in Latvian history is marked every July 4 on the official calendar: Jewish genocide memorial day.
The municipal public transport company Rīgas Satiksme is currently reconstructing the tram depot No 5 at Gaisa Bridge. As the depot was originally built more than 120 years ago, the company is obliged to preserve its historical heritage, Latvian Television reported July 2.
The burial site of the "Latvian Romeo and Juliet" is being restored by history experts and enthusiasts of Liepāja, TV Kurzeme reports June 26.
Jaunpils Castle is awaiting happy news - the restoration of the castle, which was damaged by storms and hail last August, will soon be completed, Zemgale regional television reported on June 24.
June marks the 105th anniversary of the Battles of Cēsis, which was one of the major turning points in the Independence War of Latvia.
Events are taking place across Latvia on June 14 to mark the Commemoration Day of the Victims of Communist Genocide.
In order to preserve, maintain and develop the World War II memorial in Lestene, the Saeima adopted a new law in its third reading on June 6.
Estonia's ERR News reported May 30 on an eye-catching piece of cross-border historical re-enactment that is taking place in southern Estonia and northern Latvia.
Latvian Radio reported May 20 from Daugavpils where – despite the removal of the main Soviet-era monument in the city – an 'eternal flame' continues to burn at another site closely linked to the historical role of the Red Army.
A rather unusual book was launched last weekend. It is an album of historical photographs, entitled "A Walk Through Beautiful Riga/ Pastaiga pa skaisto Rīgu". The author is Kaspars Migla, co-author Andris Ivanovs.
In Rīga, a traveling exhibition "1944 – The War-Caused Fractures in Latvian Urban Landscape" is on display at the Freedom Monument. It tells the story of cities ravaged by World War II.
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