September 17, 2021 is exactly 30 years since Latvia became a member of the United Nations.
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On the night of August 18, 1991, a coup or putsch was attempted in Moscow. Latvian Television has produced a documentary, now complete with English subtitles, unraveling the events of the days surrounding the coup in Moscow and in Latvia.
August 23, 2021 marks 32 years since the historical Baltic Way, also known as the Baltic chain - a human chain weaving through all three Baltic States August 23, 1989.
A planned exhibition to show parallels between the 'Baltic Way' of 1989 and the 'Hong Kong Way' of 2019 has been cancelled, organizers told LSM August 20.
A new video has been produced by the Latvian Saeima charting the events of August 21, 1991, when Soviet power made one last, desperate bid to re-assert itself by staging a coup in Moscow.
In a move that seems guaranteed to raise the hackles of the Chinese Communist Party, an exhibition is set to open at the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia that draws parallels between the struggle of the Baltic states to regain independence from the Soviet Union, and pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong thirty years later.
We have been contacted by a reader, Barbara Laimins, who would like to discover the significance of some family items she recently discovered. Perhaps one of our other readers can provide the necessary expertise?
Latgale has begun serious work to preserve old traditions and skills. Ludza Craftspeople Association has launched the production of educational films for the next generations, Latvian Radio reported July 30.
One of the darkest days in Latvian history is commemorated July 4: Jewish genocide memorial day.
Today, we each have our own last name, which we take with us if we move somewhere. But in the Middle Ages, each man had a name and even what seemed like a surname, but in fact it was not his own surname, but the name of the place from which he came - that is, the name of his house or homestead.
On June 14 Latvia commemorates the thousands of citizens deported to Siberia by the Soviet authorities 80 years ago - many of whom never came back.
To mark the tragic events of June 14, 1941, when more than 15,000 people were deported from occupied Latvia by order of the Soviet leadership, Latvian Television will premiere director Dzintra Geka's latest documentary "Road to Siberia, 1941".
A new object has been discovered in the course of the construction work of Riga Castle. Experts estimate it could be an around 600-year-old kitchen hearth or furnace, said Renārs Griškevičs, chair of the State Real Estate (VNĪ) May 24.
Almost every culture is familiar with the traditional way of bordering off a territory - the fence. The Latvian Television program "Pūra lāde" (The Dowry Chest) visited weaver Juris Milčs in Jelgava to learn about making a traditional wooden fence.
During construction work of a bridge in the district of Mērsrags, a possibly 17th century cannon was found, Head of Roja Fishing Museum Inese Indriksone told LSM.lv April 22.
Finding traces of armed conflct from the past is fairly common in Latvia's extensive forests, but the discovery of a World War Two bunker near Brocēni in Kurzeme region has surprised foresters and historians alike due to its unusually good state of preservation.
On March 25 the Baltic countries remember the victims of the 1949 mass deportations, during which over 42,000 Latvian residents (2% of the pre-war population) were deported to labor camps, or gulags, in Siberia.
Latvian officials joined those in many other countries January 27 marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
January 26, 2021 is exactly one hundred years since the Latvian state, proclaimed on November 18, 1918, achieved significant international recognition.
In January 1991 people flowed into the capitals of the Baltic states and erected makeshift barricades around strategic locations like the parliament and the national radio station to protect them against Soviet troops who wanted to crush the Baltic nations' independence.
A series of celebratory events is planned next week to mark the centenary of Latvia's de jure recognition by other countries, including a livestreamed event here on LSM.
Latvia is on January 20 commemorating the events known as the 'Barricades' and the people who lost their lives fighting for independence.
Latvian Association of Memorial Museums has created a webpage for notable persons in Latvian cultural history, the association said January 20.
In January 1991, people took to the streets of Baltic capitals and erected makeshift barricades around strategic locations to defend them against Soviet troops wanting to crush the Baltic nations' independence drive.
In January 1991, when the Baltic states were caught in crossfire between the Soviet Union and the independence fighters, a crucial role was played by foreign media. LSM spoke to some of the media representatives at the time who helped foreign journalists acquire the information.
The National History Museum of Latvia (LNVM) is planning a new exhibition titled "Colorful Latvia" and is inviting to public to participate in the creation of it, LNVM said January 13.
In January 1991, people took to the streets of Baltic capitals and erected makeshift barricades around strategic locations to defend them against Soviet troops wanting to crush the Baltic nations' independence drive.
30 November marks the 79th anniversary of the biggest mass murder of civilians in the history of Latvia when thousands of Latvian Jews were killed in the Rumbula forest near Riga in a two-day Holocaust atrocity of unimaginable brutality.
Latvia is in festive mood on Wednesday, marking 102 years since the proclamation of the independent Latvian state on November 18, 1918.
Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said on his congratulatory speech for Latvia's independence day, November 18, that the best gifts to the state this year are responsibility, respect and support.