Baltic Lives:
An Exploration of Latvian History
Come on a unique journey through Latvian history. Walk the streets of Riga and witness the rise of urban industry. Experience the glory of Empire and witness sail turn to steam. Feel the devastation of war and the thrill of freedom. The journey is just beginning…
Anna Brigadere (1861-1933) was a writer, playwright and poet working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is one of the most beloved female writers...
The Red Dot Media team with Ana and Damien Zekants (photo by Nara Zekants)
On Thursday the 15th of October 2026, my family was visited by a film crew...
“Who?” is a painting by Russian artist Nikolaj Kasatkin from 1897. It portrays a solider coming home after a long absence and finding his wife...
The painting ‘Refugees’ by Latvian artist Jēkabs Kazaks from 1917. The painting captures the tragedy of relocation from Courland after the...
Žanis Zekants in the 1930s when he would have been a student at the Riga Craftsmen School (photo in private family collection)
In the Latvian military...
“Demonstration on October 17, 1905” by Ilya Repin (Wikimedia Commons)
Most people know all about the 1917 Russian Revolution which spelled...
A collection of portrait studio stamps on photographs in the family collection
Old family photographs are so precious. Some of us have hundreds, some...
A group of participants of the 1938 National Song Festival (Latvian National Library)
The importance of song and dance to the people of the Baltic nations...
The migrant ship Anna Salen (photo from the Anna Salen Immigrants to Australia Facebook Group)
On the 25th of October, 1949, my father-in-law and his...
The full name of this book is Baltic Souls: remarkable life stories from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. I came across it while browsing online and was...