«On 28 April Latvia’s State Security Service under Normunds Mežviets’ leadership detained my ex-colleague Aigars Sparāns based on testimony from a prisoner that he had given bribes to the man. I have ...

The Soviet officials said that the pact had no effect on the three Baltic states joining the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, a chain reaction had already started in those republics. On August 22, the ...

One of the glass cases displays Foreign Minister Jurkāns' first diplomatic passport with the number 00003 (Number 00001 was given to Popular Front leader Dainis Īvāns, 00002 to the Chairman of ...

“In times of peace these shelters don’t serve any purpose, and in a war they could only accommodate 5% of Latvia’s population, which is too little to be of any use,” says Capt. Maigurs ...

"In times of peace these shelters don't serve any purpose, and in a war they could only accommodate 5 percent of Latvia's population, which is too little to be of any use," says Capt. Maigurs ...