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 ...

A controversial Soviet-era monument in the Latvian capital was brought down, despite protests from the Baltic state's ethnic Russian minority to keep it. A concrete obelisk topped with Soviet ...

Latvian authorities have detained eight individuals and launched 67 administrative cases related to Victory Day events ...

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

The Latvian authorities filed dozens of cases over flowers, symbols, and songs on May 9 Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The installation of the monument caused a wave of indignation and protests. The monument to the Latvian legionnaires from Waffen SS sets the basis for propaganda of Nazism in Latvia, holds Irina ...

After “Flow” became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award ... “There was a special event at the monument of freedom in the center of Riga to welcome [us],” Kaza said.