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‘The Soviet Story’: To be continued?
September 09, 2008
Writer-director Edvīns Šnore’s powerful film, The Soviet Story, seems suddenly dated, overshadowed by current events. Or, perhaps, those events add deeper resonance to the film’s message. Different audiences will react differently. The release version I saw needed some fixing; through no fault of its own, it now needs a whole new ending in order to maintain a place in what is fast becoming “The Russian Story.”
As I write this, the West denounces the Russian invasion of Georgia and refuses to recognize Russian occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Though U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reminds Russian…
Recent reviews
Ēnas will sweep you away, but not completely
August 18, 2008
People always say the pace of life in Europe is more relaxed or simply slower than elsewhere. This review, for…
Album reveals beauty of Latvian folk songs
July 18, 2008
It goes without saying that Latvians have many beloved folk songs. It also goes without saying that Latvians love singing,…
Iļģi serves up 11 fun varieties of pancakes
June 27, 2008
Some people have reproached Iļģi for playing Irish, instead of Latvian, music. If you’re one of them, then you’ll have…
Prāta vētra takes risk, but result is baffling
June 16, 2008
Unlike many pop groups, Prāta vētra goes out of its way to make each new record noticeably different than the…
‘Tumšie briežie’ follows tradition of doom, gloom
June 14, 2008
If you were to judge the Latvians by their films you would have to arrive at the conclusion that the…
Pete Anderson plays good old rock-and-roll
June 11, 2008
Pete Anderson (or Pīts Andersons in Latvian) is one of the most unusual musicians in Latvia. His latest album, Brass-a-Billy,…
Cosmos breaks out of the box into turbulence
June 09, 2008
On the evening of May 4, my friends and I stumbled out of the Latvian National Opera in a silent…
DVD honors history of Liepājas dzintars festival
June 08, 2008
Rare is the town in Latvia that so actively promotes itself as a place of music as does Liepāja. In…
Huskvarn’s aggressive music, growling vocals not so special
April 06, 2008
One would think that heavy metal, full of aggressive notes and despairing lyrics, would have quite the following in Latvia,…
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News
09 Oct 2008
New coin marks Latvia’s 90th anniversary
A new commemorative coin featuring a stylized drawing of two children holding a national flag has been released…
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01 Oct 2008
President sets visit to three Central Asia nations
Just days after returning from a weeklong trip to the United States, Latvian President Valdis Zatlers is heading…
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30 Sep 2008
Bank of Latvia releases new 10-lat banknote
A new 10-lat banknote that looks essentially the same as those already in circulation, but with better protection…
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