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The Baltic Monument Wars: Obelisk Down
Good riddance to it. Whatever it was known as, the monument was, in reality, a celebration of the brutal Soviet occupation of Latvia and, a daily insult to countless Latvians. After Latvia ...
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Russia’s OSCE mission condemns destruction of Soviet monument in Latvia
TASS/. The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the OSCE has condemned the destruction of a monument to Soviet liberators of WWII in the Latvian city of Jekabpils. "We condemn another ...
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Demolition of Soviet-era monument in Riga may split Latvian society, diplomat cautions
According to Maria Zakharova, the Latvian authorities won’t stop here MOSCOW, August 24./TASS/. By tearing down the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist ...
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Everything you need to know about Riga: Why the Latvian capital should be your next festive break
Opened recently on Latvian Riflemen Square, the museum is housed inside a former Soviet war memorial, now adapted to tell the horrific story of life under Stalin. Its stories are sensitively told ...
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Hundreds march with Nazi SS veterans in Latvia
A handful of veterans, flanked by hundreds of supporters waving Latvian flags, gathered around Freedom Monument for the march ... with Germany against the Soviet Union. Several protesters from ...