Yet the residents of Riga have always stayed fiercely ... past the towering Freedom Monument, erected in 1935 to mark Latvia’s first period of independence. Its trees and lawns are equally ...

A U.S. B-52 bomber will fly over Riga with NATO allies, symbolizing a commitment to Baltic security. The event includes a ...

A sea of joyous Latvians flooded the streets of Riga, gathering around the iconic Freedom Monument. They are celebrating their country's historic bronze medal victory over the United States in the ...

Writer Graham Greene once hailed Riga the “Paris of the North ... awaits across Bastejkalns Park (en route, check out the Freedom Monument, with its tightly-drilled guards).

The monument to the liberators of Riga from the Nazis is located in Victory Park, it was opened in 1985. 100,000 Soviet soldiers and officers gave their lives for the freedom of Latvia. Marco Maggi: ...

“There was a special event at the monument of freedom in the center of Riga to welcome [us],” Kaza ... the entire team visited the president of Latvia. The three major trophies received ...

a three-dimensional sculpture of it now sits atop the letters RIGA in what has become a photo spot near the Freedom Monument. Latvia’s president Edgars Rinkēvičs not only congratulated ...

RIGA, Latvia — Each year on May 9, Russia's Victory Day, thousands of Russian-speaking Latvians gather underneath this capital city's 24-story-tall Victory Monument to commemorate Soviet ...