ADC Memorial has observed some cases in which dissidents are ‘punished by the regime’ by having their internal ID, used to ...

I absolutely loved Latvia. Such a cool and interesting ... one of the top 10 Riga attractions. Luckily the monument somehow survived the Soviet Era and it is now one of the key things to see ...

Ukraine has started talking about a complete cease-fire for a period of one month. Firstly, they expect to re-equip ...

He composes poetry (the not bad “In a Soviet Basement” contains the lines ... and Jewish members and at least one Black member—a Latvian activist who would later be arrested in Ukraine ...

"The once-bottomless arsenals of Soviet-era equipment have been burned ... saying the US was no longer worthy of keeping the monument (see 13.35 post). The European Parliament member and co ...

"The once-bottomless arsenals of Soviet-era equipment have been burned ... saying the US was no longer worthy of keeping the monument (see 13.35 post). The European Parliament member and co ...

a three-dimensional sculpture of it now sits atop the letters RIGA in what has become a photo spot near the Freedom Monument. Latvia’s president Edgars Rinkēvičs not only congratulated ...

include reports from Soviet partisans, intelligence officers, and captured Nazi soldiers. Among the most notorious units was the Latvian Auxiliary Security Police, known as the Arajs Kommando ...

In a video posted on Telegram in early February, two floating barriers are shown at the entrance to the natural harbor at Balaklava in Russian-held Crimea. Pro-Ukrainian activists claim the ...

At the end of November 2023 in London, I heard the question—"Why is Ukraine not searching for peace?”—asked by a taxi driver ...