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Kārlis Zāle – Shine Like a Star!

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How to Represent Freedom In 1922, the Prime Minister of the newly independent nation of Latvia, proposed erecting a new

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Birth, Death & Chocolate – 11 Miera Street (Part 2)

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History & Style In the first years of the 20th century, architects such as Mikhail Eisenstein created the opulent buildings

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Daugavpils Prison “The White Swan”

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An imposing white brick building rises four stories high in the center of Daugavpils City. It is surrounded by an

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