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- Baku-Riga flights to be performed from today, From now on, AirBaltic airlines of Latvia has restored direct flights on Riga-Baku-Riga route.
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:58:20 GMT - NZ removed from EU list, New Zealand and Russia have been struck off a prestigious European Union banking and corporate "white list" over this country's weak money laundering and terrorism financing controls.
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:33:51 GMT - Teachers ready for June protests - The Baltic Times, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis hopes that the situation with teachers, who have threatened to strike, will be solved, reports LETA.
Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:21 GMT - Dagnija Medina Makes Latvian National Volleyball Team, Medina, a rising senior at UNF from Riga, Latvia, finished her junior season with the Ospreys on a high note after helping the team to the inaugural Atlantic Sun Conference sand volleyball championship and earning A-Sun Pair of the Year honors at the event with her partner .
Tue, 15 May 2012 18:20:40 GMT - the Ruric Nomination Committee Proposes a New Ruric Board, The Ruric Nomination Committee proposes the following election of directors to the five member Board at the Annual General Meeting on June 11, 2012: The re-election of Vadim Gurinov and Denis Martyushev and new election of Ilya Sosnov, Aleksandrs Tralmaks and Nikolay Berdin as board members.
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:11:14 GMT - Exhibit Showcases Local Photographer's World View, "Random Thoughts" is a solo exhibit of photography by Roselle Park resident Liene Tetere Kilgishova which will run through June 22, 2012.
Fri, 11 May 2012 18:11:39 GMT - Man and machine duet, It's probably the world's most unlikely dance partner but French performer Philippe Praisson likes a challenge.
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:28:54 GMT - Revolution, break-up, and thinking positively - The Baltic Times, Acting as a conduit to the three Baltic States, newly appointed Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Ambassador Pavol Sepelak to Latvia, recently sat down with The Baltic Times to discuss his background, diplomatic experience, and vision of "enlarging cooperation" between members of the Visegrad Group - of which the Czech Republic currently chairs the ... (more)
Thu, 10 May 2012 12:04:47 GMT - Aboltina praises freedom fighters in independence struggle - The Baltic Times, In her special address to parliament on May 4, marking the 22nd anniversary of the Declaration of the Renewal of Independence of the Republic of Latvia, Saeima Speaker Solvita Aboltina emphasized the role Latvia's minorities had in helping to regain independence, who stood side-by-side with Latvians during the Barricades, as well as fought ... (more)
Thu, 10 May 2012 08:04:51 GMT - Excruciating details emerge on Jewish ghettos, In this July 1941 photo provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum courtesy of Bernhard Press, civilians drag a Jewish man through a street in Riga, Latvia as a member of the German police looks on.
Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:17 GMT - WWII Victory Day still an issue in Latvia, Latvias large Russian minority gathered yesterday to mark 67 years since Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union, in a commemoration still controversial in the Baltic state.
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Wed, 09 May 2012 14:41:21 GMT - Bank of Latvia, IMF Announce Joint Conference on the Recovery in the Baltics, The Bank of Latvia and the International Monetary Fund announced today that they will co-host a high-level conference in Riga on June 5, 2012.
Tue, 08 May 2012 14:38:53 GMT - CEIBC plans to open representative office for Baltic region, President of Latvia Andris Berzins received the officials of the Caspian-European Integration Business Club and Caspian Energy International Media Group on May 7, the CEIBC told Trend on Monday.
Mon, 07 May 2012 19:25:29 GMT - Dr. Baruch Levush Receives IEEE Harry Diamond Award, Baruch Levush, acting superintendent of the Electronics Science and Technology Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory , is the 2011 recipient of the IEEE-USA Harry Diamond Memorial Award for contributions and leadership in the modeling and design of vacuum electronic devices.
Mon, 07 May 2012 15:15:57 GMT - Rashida Jones on ancestry..., Rockers COLDPLAY paid tribute to rap legend ADAM YAUCH by performing the BEASTIE BOYS' hit FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT in concert.
Mon, 07 May 2012 10:11:23 GMT - Rashida Jones On Ancestry Findings: 'It's A Miracle I'm Here', Jennie Garth's 40th Birthday Celebration amp Premiere Party For 'Jennie Garth A Little Bit Country' held at The London Hotel,London, England 19.04.12 A very pregnant Alyson Hannigan ,seen out and about with friend in Beverly Hills,Los Angeles, California 19.04.12 Actress Rashida Jones feels "lucky to be alive" after discovering her great, great ... (more)
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Fri, 04 May 2012 11:03:13 GMT - Swedish passenger ferry rams ship in German port, A Swedish passenger ferry slammed into another ship as it was pulling into the north German port of Travemunde on Thursday evening.
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Books, albums, and
more! - The quintessential view of the Riga skyline, circa 1550, and still recognizeable today, from Sebastian Munster's "Cosmographia Universalis", and part of the Lord's Prayer in Latvian
- "Foreign Corn Ports-Riga", The Illustrated London News, news article with engraved illustrations, full reprint; pub. 1847
- "Livlandische Schweiz" (The Livonian Switzerland), a scenic Latvian photo album (20 pictures) by Carl Anton Schulz, circa 1880—original scans republished and family background added @LOBH.ORG.
- "RIGA", The National Encyclopedia, the full entry for Riga, accompanied with engraved illustration; full reprint; pub. circa 1897
- Album "Riga" ca. 1910, a large-format photo album (3 dozen pictures) of Riga at the start of the 20th century
- "In Memory of the First President of Latvia, Jānis Čakste", a memorial photo album dedicated to the first President of Latvia; pub. 1927
- "Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland", The New Human Interest Library, illustrated encyclopedia articles on the Baltic countries, published 1928
- "The Freedom Monument" (Brīvības Piemineklis), art critic Jānis Siliņš' discussion of the Freedom Monument (complete, partially translated), 1935
- The First Latvian Arts and Crafts Exhibition (I Latvijas Daiļamatniecības Izstāde), complete catalog, 1937
- Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, full text of the secret protocol carving up Eastern Europe between Stalin and Hitler, 1939
- "Where now is the sovietisation?", Latvian Economic Review, Foreign Minister V. Munter's address at the Latvian University delivered February, 1940; as published April 1940
- "These Names Accuse—Nominal List of Latvians Deported to Soviet Russia", the circumstances leading up to and including the Soviet occupation and deportations of 1940-1941 during the "Year of Terror" ("Baigais Gads" in Latvian), and list of those deported; second edition, pub. Stockholm, 1982
- "The Soviet Union, Finland, and the Baltic States", in a monograph published after the Winter War and toward the end of its first occupation of the Baltic states, the Soviet Union blames the Finns and Balts for their troubles, only the Soviets have consistently engaged in "neighbourly relations," rebuffed by its neighbors at every turn. A classic study in Stalinist propaganda and a version of history still familiar in official Russian rhetoric. 1941
- "Latvia Under German Occupation in 1943", published by the Latvian Legation, 1944, recounting a year of occupation under the Nazis
- "Primary Sources in European Diplomacy, 1914-1945 A Bibliography of Published Memoirs and Diaries", by Frederic M. Messick, a compilation listing all published first-hand accounts of the major diplomatic events and personal experiences of the WWI to WWII period, reference excerpt
- "Latviesu Trimdinieka Kalendars 1947" (The Latvian Exile's Calendar 1947), complete facsimile [Latvian] and poetry translations; published in the D.P. camps, 1947
- "Kopoti Raksti" (Karlis Skalbe's Collected Works), excerpted and translated poetry, ca. 1947
- Folk Costumes (Anna Darzina postcards), pictures and details; published in the D.P. camps, ca. 1948
- "Latviska un Moderna Virtuve" (The Latvian and Modern Kitchen), traditional Latvian recipes, excerpts and translations; pub. Fischbach D.P. Camp, Germany, 1949
- "The Story of Latvia—A Historical Survey", Arved Švābe's concise history of Latvia, from the Balts inhabiting now western Russia through the Soviet occupation (complete book, also in PDF), 1949
- "Latvia—Our Dream is Coming True", quintessential Soviet propaganda by Vilis Lacis—a lesson for today; complete book; published 1959
- "Pa Latvijas Celiem" (Along Latvia's Roads), inscribed Soviet-era postcard set, ca. 1960
- "Attitudes of the Major Soviet Nationalities, Latvia and the Latvians", a project of M.I.T.'s Center for International Studies; complete book, also in PDF format; pub. 1973
- "Soviet Aggression Against the Baltic States", Supreme Court Senator August Rumpēters superbly detailed and annotated treatise examining the Soviet-Baltic relationship and its basis in treaties and international law, published 1974
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Personal
Perspectives
Silvija's
Trips - Silvija's Story, Latvian strength and love of family in the face of Soviet oppression and hopelessness.
- July 1977, Silvija's first trip! A pivotal experience whose significance has only deepened with time.
Peters'
Trips - 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.
- August 1993, Riga and Usma.
- 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.
- October 1996, Autumn colors in Rīga and Kuldīga.
- August 1997, Cemetery service for the victims of Soviet deportation; Mordanga, and Rīga.
- December 1997-New Year's, Latvia twice in one year!
- December 2002, Wandering (lots of pictures) far and wide in winter Rīga.
Our
Trips - June 1998, Song and Dance Festival, AOL "Lat Chat" live, Riga, Stende.
- June 1999, Our honeymoon in Latvia (where else!)
- March 2001, Peters' aunt Erna's 100th birthday jubilee.
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Baltic Views and Insights
- 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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