With the Kremlin reaching deep into the pages of history to justify its actions in Crimea, Latvians say the fight over the past has present-day consequences for their security — and they are calling ...

Latvia, located in the heart of the Baltic region, is a captivating destination that seamlessly intertwines its historical heritage, cultural vibrancy, and breathtaking natural landscapes. This ...

Latvia defines itself on its own terms, apart from its history of being subjugated by Imperial Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, and Russia. Latvian is now the language taught in schools, Latvia ...

The Military Heritage Tourism project connects 943 historical sites across Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, weaving together a century of Baltic military history from WWI trenches to Cold War missile ...

CAMP ADAZI, Latvia - As the streets throughout the capital are consumed by the hustle and bustle of daily traffic, at the Latvian War Museum in Riga, Latvia, locals pause for a moment to remember the ...

The impressive animated memoir “My Favorite War” revisits writer-director Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s childhood in Soviet Latvia in the 1970s and ’80s. The result of a nine-year labor of love from a ...

Latvian literature is very rich at the moment," says Dace Sparāne-Freimane, director and editor-in-chief of Dienas Grāmata, one of Latvia's leading literary publishing houses. "The industry can be ...

ADAZI, Latvia -- American paratroopers joined their Latvian allies as they celebrated the Latvian battalion's anniversary alongside friends and family with food, drink and games here July 24.