Latvia is holding a national referendum Saturday, on whether Russian should become a second official language. But it's unlikely to succeed, even though the Russian...
Latvia's large Russian minority has given voice to its anger over escalating institutional discrimination. People are now hoping that an upcoming referendum on February 18...
Renowned for their uncompromising policies to banish all signs of a Soviet legacy, Estonian officials are pushing harder and harder on the country's, still vast,...
For more analysis, visit: www.stratfor.com Analyst Eugene Chausovsky examines the significance of a month-long campaign for signatures to make Russian Latvia's second official language.
eXile editor Mark Ames attends Riga's Victory Day celebration where Russians clash with cops protecting Latvian nationalist protesters. Read Mark's Burn, Baltics, Burn! piece here:...
During the Second World War many tragic events took place in Latvia, influencing all Latvian inhabitants -- two occupations, holocaust, mobilization in foreign armies, mass...
