History
"This is pure vandalism and blasphemy of one's ancestors", "it would be better to dismantle or leave" – these are the words used on social media to describe the Riga City Council's decision to halve the monument to writer Andrejs Upīts. Experts, many of whom criticize the decision, have also expressed their views, Latvian Radio reported on October 18.
The Jānis Fabriciuss Monument has been looking down on the oldest cobbled street in Ventspils and the Old Town for 70 years. Although he fought against Latvia's independence, is associated with bloody massacres and preached communism until the end of his life, his statue still stands and is occasionally caught in the crossfire of opinions, Skrunda Television reported on October 2.
The Latvian Railway History Museum celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It boasts the largest exhibition of broad-gauge railway rolling stock in the Baltics, Latvian Television reported September 17.
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.