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14 Jun 2025

Friends, a short one from me on this sunny Saturday, A quick google search, “best bar in Purvciems” yields no results. This post intends to remedy that by sharing a few ...
13 Jun 2025

Yesterday, Joolee, a student from Alaska, and I walked through Riga's Moscow District to reach the Grebenshchikov Old Believers' House of Prayer. Old Believers represent a ...
11 Jun 2025

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Tucked away in the southeastern corner of Latvia, Daugavpils stands as the country’s second-largest city — a place where history, culture, and language intertwine to create a ...
11 Jun 2025

It was raining and windy in Riga today. After class, having studied new verbs (to ‘resemble’, among others), myself and a few other students went to lunch at ...
04 Jun 2025

A few weeks ago I was in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and I used the metro. The Soviet metro. I’d seen similar things on Bald and Bankrupt’s videos but, in real life, Kosmonavtlar ...
04 Jun 2025

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Latvia, nestled in the heart of the Baltics, is often overshadowed by its charming capital, Riga. While Riga dazzles with its art nouveau architecture and vibrant cultural ...
03 Jun 2025

Dostoevsky- a life in letters There is an inexpressible but irresistibly clear divide between Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, perhaps the two greatest and most renowned Russian ...
30 May 2025

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Russia is a country rich in traditions, folklore, and a deep cultural tapestry woven with centuries of beliefs — many of which are superstitions (суеверие) that continue to ...
29 May 2025

Lest you be caught unawares, the football season is underway in Latvia; Riga FC has already played 15 games this year (at the time of writing). What? Football in Latvia? In ...
25 May 2025

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Planning a trip to a Russian-speaking country or dining at a Russian restaurant? Knowing just a few key phrases can make your experience smoother... and tastier! In this ...
24 May 2025

Above; the manuscript Vidin Miscellany, written in 'Middle Bulgarian' circa 1360     Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ...
24 May 2025

(view from a Khrushchevka in Purvciems) “Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.” - Vladmir Nabokov It’s raining in Riga. According to ...
21 May 2025

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Learning Russian can be challenging — especially when it comes to pronunciation. With its rolled R’s, soft consonants, and complex clusters of sounds, it’s no wonder many ...
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