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Since 2014, it has been illegal to display publicly the N**i Sw****ka cross and the Soviet hammer and sickle in Latvia, ...
21/05/2023

Since 2014, it has been illegal to display publicly the N**i Sw****ka cross and the Soviet hammer and sickle in Latvia, as well as associated symbols (N**i or Soviet informs…). After the brief occupation by N**i Germany and the double occupation by the Soviet Union, the recent history is still quite present in the now independent Baltic State. Actually, Soviet symbols used to be displayed until quite recently during demonstrations by the large Russian ethnic minority of Latvia.

As part of the Russian Empire for several centuries, the train connections built through the Baltic States aimed at link...
19/05/2023

As part of the Russian Empire for several centuries, the train connections built through the Baltic States aimed at linking them to the motherland, Russia. Hence, today, it is easy to hop on a train in Riga to Minsk, Moscow or Saint Petersburg, but quite difficult to reach nearby Tallinn or Vilnius!

With so many conquests, a law was passed making it mandatory to build in wood in the suburbs while the Old Town was made...
17/05/2023

With so many conquests, a law was passed making it mandatory to build in wood in the suburbs while the Old Town was made of stones and protected by bastions and ramparts. This way, the wooden suburbs could be torched down, preventing attacking armies from taking shelter.

With 55% of the country covered in forest, many stalls of the market hall where the people of Riga love to do their groc...
12/05/2023

With 55% of the country covered in forest, many stalls of the market hall where the people of Riga love to do their groceries are covered in forest mushrooms in the fall and forest berries in the spring. Seafood is also a big part of the Latvian diet as it has been fished for hundreds of years in its many rivers or along the coast of the Baltic Sea. The local delicacy of smoked vendance is a must-try.

There is something about small-ish countries being very adamant about their achievements. When it comes to Christmas tre...
10/05/2023

There is something about small-ish countries being very adamant about their achievements. When it comes to Christmas trees, two Baltic states are in the forefront: if the first Christmas tree appeared in Tallinn in Estonia, it is in Riga, in 1515, that the first decorated Christmas tree was recorded.

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