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  • Fragments in time tell family's story, Inspired by the chance discovery of her mother's hidden correspondence, Ann Gluckman traced her family back to a corner of Europe that no longer exists.
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27:44 GMT
  • Juris G. Bergman, MARTINEZ, Calif. - Juris Georg Bergman died June 6, 2010, at Veteran's Medical Center in Martinez, Calif., after a brief illness.
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:23:24 GMT
  • Tashkent, Riga mayors discuss economic cooperation possibilities, Visiting the Uzbek capital city on 29 July, Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs met with Tashkent Mayor Abdukahar Tuhtayev, during which the two sides discussed economic cooperation possibilities.
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:08:52 GMT
  • Latvian bank woos Russians using EU residence permit - Feature, "Welcome to EU!" says the matronly woman in a blue dress and Baltic amber necklace.
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:44:11 GMT
  • European Trivia, Europe is the world's second-smallest continent, but the third most populous. Russia is its largest country in both area and population, while the Vatican City is the smallest.
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:35:21 GMT
  • U.S. military to improve fire stations in Latvia, A total of 10 fire stations around Latvia will receive the necessary renovations to improve timeliness and quality of emergency services The projects are funded by the EUCOM's Civil Military Operations program and administered by the Army Corps of Engineers Europe District The projects come on the heels of a European Union-funded donation to Latvia ...
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:21:40 GMT
  • Not enough space for local supp..., What can be more desirable and appetizing than ice cream in the summer? During these hot and sunny days not only children and teenagers, but also many adults, strike out to make a feast of this wonderful relish.
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:52:37 GMT
  • Slesers says spend, and they will come..., The tourism industry should be one of the priorities in the development of Latvia, and therefore the state of Latvia.
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:43:22 GMT
  • Latvia: The Demographic Price Of Procrastination, One of the things I think we can safely say about the impact of the current economic crisis is that the face of Macro Economic theory will never be the same again.
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:28:38 GMT
  • Peter Anthony Medicks, Peter Anthony Medicks, 87, of S. Lakeside Drive passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010.
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:18:52 GMT
  • Swan Gone, Hubby Frank Valo, 34, drowned after he tried to defend his pregnant wife Annnette, 28, from an aggressive swan on a bathing lake in the Latvian capital Riga.
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:53:54 GMT
  • Austra Vadelnieks, Austra Vadelnieks of Fort Bragg died on July 6, 2010, of natural causes. She was born on April 3, 1921 in Riga, Latvia to Johann and Pauline Baudels.
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:24:36 GMT
  • US and Latvian Troops Reunite Months After Deadly Insurgent Attack, Soldiers who fought in the deadliest Fort Carson battle since the Vietnam War have been reunited in Southern Colorado.
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:19:44 GMT
  • Some of the Baltic's best, A Russian child visits Peter and Paul Fortress. Courtesy photos Love is in the air as a newlywed couple dances in colorful surroundings in St.
    Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:47:50 GMT
  • VTTI Announces Plan to Build a New Oil Product Terminal and Make..., NICOSIA, Cyprus, July 22 -- State-of-the-art new terminal facility to be built at Vassiliko; opening in 2012 NICOSIA, Cyprus, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitol Tank Terminals International , today announced plans to build a major oil import and distribution terminal in the industrial area of Vassiliko, Cyprus.
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:29:01 GMT
  • Baltic prime ministers send letter of gratitude to Barack Obama for US policy of non-recognition, The policy commenced exactly seventy years ago. The letter - " signed by Andrus Ansip , Valdis Dombrovskis and Andrius Kubilius - " states that the restoration of the independence of the Baltic States at the end of the last century became possible due to the principled foreign policy of the United States of America.
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:24:03 GMT
  • Transcript of a Conference Call On Latvia, DAVID MOORE, Resident Representative in Riga: Hello from the IMF office in Riga.
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:09:42 GMT
  • Austra Vadelnieks, Austra Vadelnieks of Fort Bragg died on July 6, 2010, of natural causes. She was born on April 3, 1921 in Riga, Latvia to Johann and Pauline Baudels.
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:50:27 GMT
  • Swan kills Latvian trying to save pregnant wife in river, Aggressive wild bear shot on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula A man trying to protect his pregnant wife from an aggressive swan drowned in Riga, the capital of Latvia, the country's fire and rescue service said on Thursday.
    Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:35:12 GMT
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  • Latvia and Greece—Baltic thaw, Aegean freeze, Journalist and Baltic/Eastern Europe expert Edward Lucas discusses the competing EU economic crises. Lucas writes for the Economist and is author of "The New Cold War." [February 25 2010]
  • You Think Greece Has Problems—Latvia's Road to Serfdom, Insight into the scale of Latvia's current economic crisis., by Michael Hudson and Jeff Sommers. Michael Hudson is a former Wall Street economist and now a Distinguished Research Professor at University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), and president of the Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET). Jeffrey Sommers is co-director of the Baltic Research Group at ISLET, and visiting faculty at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. [February 15 2010]
  • Estonia Counts her Blessings, Reflections on the survival of Estonia, an essay by Jüri Estam. Juri Estam is a journalist, author, and commentator, member of the Estonia Institute for Human Rights, recipient of several national Estonian awards, and a political independent. [February 23 2008]
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Russia's press and Russian politicians continue to be up in arms over the film about the Soviet-Nazi conspiracy in launching the subjugation of the Baltic states. Visit Soviet Story to find out more about the film, now available to order on DVD.
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Silvija's Trips

  • July 1977, Silvija's first trip! A pivotal experience whose significance has only deepened with time.
  • Silvija's Story, Latvian strength and love of family in the face of Soviet oppression and hopelessness.

Peters' Trips

  • October 1996, Autumn colors in Rīga and Kuldīga.
  • August 1997, Cemetery service for the victims of Soviet deportation; Mordanga, and Rīga.
  • October 1994, Highlights of Peters' roots-seeking trip.
  • July 1995, A whirlwind tour: Aglona, Bauska, Brīvdabas (Ethnographic) Museum, Jaunmoku Castle, Jelgava, Liepāja, Rīga, and Rundāle's Palace.
  • August 1993, Riga and Usma.
  • December 1997-New Year's, Latvia twice in one year!
  • Peters' Story, Collapse of the Soviet Union brings an unhoped-for opportunity.
  • October 1992, Peters' first trip! From his grandfather's water mill to goat-walking in Riga.
  • December 2002, Wandering (lots of pictures) far and wide in winter Rīga.

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