A Taste of Riga: Travel Tips for a Day in the Latvian Capital

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Explore Riga with DW's Hannah Hummel! In the Latvian capital for just one day? Hannah lets you in on the not-to-be-missed spots; Where do you get the best view of the town? Is it worth making a detour to the Art Nouveau buildings of the historic center? Where can you learn the most about the city's history? Where's the tastiest local food to be found? Here come Hannah's tips for Riga!
00:00 Intro
00:30 Breakfast at Rigensis
01:12 Riga's Old Town
01:32 The House of the Blackheads
02:04 Art noveau architecture
02:26 View from Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
02:55 Bastion Hill park
03:18 Freedom Monument
03:46 Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
05:41 Riga Central Market
06:23 Dinner at the market
08:07 Riga Black Balsam
CREDITS:
Report: Hannah Hummel
Camera: Marco Borowski
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@worldcitizen181 11 месяцев назад

Riga is such an elegant, peaceful and charming city. Latvian food is very good, especially the fish is prepared in a million ways. Latvia and the Baltics really have a lot to offer tourists. Worth a visit. I have been and I am delighted. Be sure to see the Baltic Sea because it is amazing from this perspective. Greetings from Poland.

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for your comment and greetings to Poland!

@worldcitizen181 11 месяцев назад

@@DWTravel ❤❤😊😊

@mikuskokenbergs8853 10 месяцев назад

@@DWTravel Thank You, friend. I was in Lublin last week. Poland is also very, very nice. Hotels are comfy and tidy. I will certainly return some day.

@1achternaam196 5 месяцев назад

Fortunately, you are not one of the 200,000 nationals who are denied full civil rights in Latvia for ethnic reasons. The EU acts as if it didn't see it🙈 An example of modern Nazism.

@suevialania 11 месяцев назад

I visited Riga some years ago, and i loved it! Greetings from Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹👍🏻

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Greetings to Lisbon!

@j.krii. 11 месяцев назад

Nowadays, as it is becoming so hot in South Europe, Baltic East coast might be #1 destination for the beaches, too. In the summer. Wide, white sand, with pine trees, some crowded with events, some just for you alone! 😊

@walkietalkietraveller2932 10 месяцев назад

absolutely right, Janis. happy travels :)

@hopohopojalleen1232 10 месяцев назад

Yes happy swimming😂 Latvia beaches closed after spill from sewage treatment plant.

@margaritadankova1932 10 месяцев назад

@@hopohopojalleen1232that was only for a couple of days.

@1achternaam196 5 месяцев назад

Fortunately, you are not one of the 200,000 nationals who are denied full civil rights in Latvia for ethnic reasons. The EU acts as if it didn't see it🙈 An example of modern Nazism.

@Stebetto3 11 месяцев назад

Riga is very nice city.

@GreatCityAttractions 10 месяцев назад

Looks lovely really.

@nuucha 11 месяцев назад

Totally missed the micro brewery and coffee culture scene in Riga. I usually take my guests to either Labietis, Valmiermiuža or others to get a taste of an actual local beer

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for mentioning it! We had just one day there...but there's still so much to see and do!

@withpikachu2402 10 месяцев назад

Coffee is not that good. They don't even bother to get better coffee from good Italian roasters.

@kubuhzz-lm2786 10 месяцев назад

@@withpikachu2402our beer is beter than German one , cofee is not in our tradition

@botanist3257 9 месяцев назад

@@withpikachu2402 we roast it ourselves lol

@dreamthedream8929 3 месяца назад

@kubuhzz-lm2786 there is good coffee coming out of those vending machines, various types. Cesis beer is good as its not as bitter as the others. I'm not a beer person. But despite that latvia doesn't have a long and rich coffee culture there is tea, herbal tea. A lot of it. But these days coffee is available from all those vending machines or narvesen or what not. I guess I'm not a coffee person, to me and others that would be good enough

@LunaSalo 9 месяцев назад

I am a simple Lithuanian, I see a video about braliukas I come to watch it 👍

@emmerentiagroenewald3694 11 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful city!! I loved the river.....! From Cape Town❤❤❤

@aigasm13 6 месяцев назад

One of the best one-day Riga sightseeing videos ever seen! A small tip - it is better to drink Riga Balm as a cocktail, e.g with a blackcurrant juice - it will not be so strong for beginners 😊 Thank you for this video, I love my city ❤

@DWTravel 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the compliment and for the cocktail tip as well 😀!

@user-ve6vx3qb7q 6 месяцев назад

Did my Erasmus there in 2021. Such an incredible city, with a lot of history, events and great food! Paldies Latvia!

@furkan8540 Месяц назад

what are your advices for an erasmus student that goes during winter term (september-january)

@syedshahbaz3051 9 месяцев назад

Spent 6 years of my early youth studying medicine in Riga during 90s and still couldn't get out of this nostalgia. Love Riga ❤❤❤

@DavidS5118 11 месяцев назад

Riga looks beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Learned a lot and would love to visit.

@CharlyAlemania 11 месяцев назад

I still haven't visited this beautiful country! I hope I will soon :D nice video! Greetings from Frankfurt

@reinis2485 11 месяцев назад

When visting try Riga blackcurant balsam ! 😉

@CharlyAlemania 11 месяцев назад

@@reinis2485 thanks for the tip

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Greetings to Frankfurt!

@armancast 10 месяцев назад

such a loving, peaceful and charming city, visited it last year and everyone was so kind, food is amazing and the architecture is stunning, greetings from jordan!

@DiogoF. 10 месяцев назад

I had the opportunity to visit this beautiful capital and country. Can't wait to one day get back. Well done Latvia. 🇵🇹🇪🇺

@MatthewMartinez314 10 месяцев назад

I visited Riga for four days, and I made day trips to Tallinn and ferried over to Helsinki. Air Baltic is so awesome, and the Riga Airport is easily accessible via public transportation and taxi. And I had a chance to drink a bottle or two of Black Balsam Black Currant. 🥴

@ok-vk9fv 8 месяцев назад

There will be a train to Riga Airport which will go from Riga Central Station to the Airport in 8 mins

@alexpleshy8565 7 месяцев назад

@@ok-vk9fv, only it will be ready by ~2030. Every time I'm flying back home, I see how they're digging up trenches near the airport :)

@GreatCityAttractions 10 месяцев назад

The Baltic states all look wonderful places to visit.

@klm8721 14 дней назад

Last week I was in Riga and had a wunderfull time there. Riga is also a beautifull city and there is a lot to see.

@amyahlbrandrobinsonm.ed.9479 2 месяца назад

Great video! We loved Riga and plan to visit again - wonderful, smart people and culture.

@surendraakolkar9246 9 месяцев назад

Riga is exceptionally a beautiful city.

@GOPANNGG 11 месяцев назад

SHE NEEDS HER OWN TRAVEL CHANNEL

@riproar11 11 месяцев назад

You missed the boat excursion on the Daugava River, as that's a great experience to see the city skyline during a golden sunset! The Powder Tower holds part of the War Museum which has impressive exhibits, and it's free admission. It's connected to a part of the few remaining city walls built during the Medieval period. Apsara Tea House serves Riga Black Balzam coffee and their honey cake is sublime!

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your tips! We first planned to include the river cruise but it would have taken too much time. You know, we had only one day in this beautiful city. Greetings!

@divya3970 10 месяцев назад

Apsara Tea House? Any idea if it's got some Asian connection? Apsara is a common name in India.

@growtopiafix8287 9 месяцев назад

@@divya3970 it could be because baltic languages are indo-europian languages

@divya3970 10 месяцев назад

Hannah is really cute. Very simple genuine way of sharing her travel experiences on camera. Good job everyone!

@Rblock777 11 месяцев назад

Brown bottle balsam is more like medicine or winter drink to warm up, the mainstream one is the purple one, latest recepie

@dreamthedream8929 11 месяцев назад

that is the original from the 18th century. its very good. I think martina freimana favorite drink. the other flavors came after even though on all bottles it is written 1752. Only for the strongest one this is correct

@ervinvonhimmel 11 месяцев назад

Especially for Germans visiting Riga and other cities and castles in Latvia and Estonia, is just a must. So much German heritage with Baltic (Livonian) flare. Even Riga was founded by Germans (or Low Old Saxons, to be precise) from Bremen in 1201 and was a majority in the cities up to the 19th century. German Baltic population had to be "repatriated" just in December 1939 from Latvia and Estonia. Lots of people now in Germany have Baltic (Livonian) roots

@duesen756 10 месяцев назад

That is true, except that the Germans there weren't called Livonians. The Livonians are a small ethnicity related to Estonians and Finns in North-Western Latvia, the crusaders just called their state that way. The Germans in the Baltics are usually referred to as Baltic-Germans

@ervinvonhimmel 10 месяцев назад

@@duesen756 That is true, that a small people, called Livionians (in Latin, in German the land is Lettland - the land of who? :)), gave the name to the country (they lived around then Riga and were the first allies to the newcomers etc), first unofficially, officially the country was called Terra Mariana, or The Land of the Mary. Shortly, they were calling themselves Livonians, as Prussians called themselves Prussians, or Bavarians called themselves Bavarians, Saxons are Saxons etc. (btw, in some languages, like Estonian, German means Saxon until now) For example, painter Albrecht Dürer, in the 15th century, when he was painting women from Livonia, wives of the merchants, he called them Livonians. These are famous drawings of his, you better check them out, to find out who Livonians were ;)

@arunjoseph2399 10 месяцев назад

You guys looks similar to slavs and different from Germans

@ervinvonhimmel 9 месяцев назад

@@ajl3671 Of course, a part of modern-day Lithuania was East Prussia and Memel (Klaipeda) was a large old German city-port until 1945, all Germans were deported, and the local population living there has very little to do with Germans who lived there before. In Latvija, on the contrary, this heavy connection to Baltic Germans is visible everywhere today, starting from modern-day Latvian language, local traditions, cuisine, architecture etc and of course genetically and anthropologically, in people's "faces", more than half of modern Latvians have German surnames, to begin with :)

@shahidanusrat6086 11 месяцев назад

May Allah SWT bless Latvia and it's beautiful people from Pakistan 🙂. As a Pakistani I fully support love and respect Latvia and it's beautiful people from Pakistan 🙂

@alexanderkharitchev759 8 месяцев назад

Wow! I was also standing in that chain!

@reinis2485 11 месяцев назад

You should definetly try Riga blackcurant balsam. Its more tastier then the original black balsam. I think tourists would like it better. ✌️🙂

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Good to know - thanks for the tip!

@dreamthedream8929 11 месяцев назад

That depends on the person that is drinking it, some would say that the orgininal one is the best from the 18th century. Martins Freimanis I think only liked the original black balzam, his favorite drink

@luyandachamane2093 10 месяцев назад

The people were so friendly . As a person of colour one always worries. Enjoyed the night life and the friends made a long the way ❤️

@matchaa121 10 месяцев назад

Why should they not be friendly? I don't think that people of colour are being treated in a bad way in any of the developed countries.

@lcameron23 7 месяцев назад

It’s still worry when you go some where new

@bartoszbeling8928 10 месяцев назад

I cannot overstate how comlicated is Latvia, germanic crusader knights, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Muscovites, Sweden and Hanza.👍

@jamesrobinson6382 11 месяцев назад

Very nice video of a city with beautiful architecture. Wish your videos were a little longer, maybe 15 minutes.

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@loristromski1334 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful

@theseekers9846 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful country .

@worldsasuri9430 8 месяцев назад

Sooo beautiful!!!🤩😊😆

@fesuslaszlo169 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful city!

@VonRix 10 месяцев назад

Looks so much fun. Even if I live there, I almost want to go out and visit my city.

@efremefre 7 месяцев назад

Riga is one of the most beautiful capital city in Baltic Countries! But you need more days to explore Riga, Latvija ❤

@georgijsjablokovs7195 8 месяцев назад

Just wow

@inaauza7680 7 месяцев назад

First of all, we didn't drink black balsam so often. Usually on dark winter day, when outside is cold. It taste better witch currants juice. Or in modern version with cola.

@artursbondars7789 11 месяцев назад

Thanks DW Travel for this video!

@andahtheo4237 11 месяцев назад

Lovely city

@OllieCat7 Месяц назад

Cannot wait to go and your video is much appreciated. You're very good host, very personable.

@mnledesm 11 месяцев назад

lol loved your expression after that first sip...

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

😜

@newyyykkll 10 месяцев назад

I bought hemp seed candies in the capital square on Sunday. It was a big bag of goodies and it's so cheap. I love Riga.

@KreuzKrugBierBauch 2 месяца назад

Latvian food is delicious. I have never tasted such a variety of flavors in any part of the world.❤❤❤

@Lachausis Месяц назад

Seriously?

@arisplugis5197 11 месяцев назад

you could say that Rīga is a hidden gem 10 years ago. but big cruise ships dock there regularly since 5 years ago. so,....

@duesen756 10 месяцев назад

Wouldn't say so. While tourism has increased, many people don't know a thing about the Baltics. Interest in it is still increasing, but calling it a hidden gem definitely isn't wrong

@ryaneasterbrook6972 9 месяцев назад

This girl is an icon tbh

@aldiskaukis5397 7 месяцев назад

Latvian dark balsam drinking on cocktail or mixed coffee. 😂😂😂 My favorite is the next morning with black currant juice. Calling Big brown tablet. 😂 👍

@ervinsernstreits 10 месяцев назад

Riga balsam is not liqueur to drink it pure, the best way are to drop in a bit on ice-cream with honey and nuts, or into coffee a bit...

@NotSoMuchEffortAnimations 6 месяцев назад

As a person from latvia, i would *definetly* recommend going to "Liepāja" Very beautiful

@dreamthedream8929 3 месяца назад

liepaja looks great, gotta visit again and properly. perhaps only been once in my life there to some beach festival and didnt get to explore the city much. but ive seen videos and the old town of liepaja looks great, yes many houses still need renovation but at least they are still there. the old liepaja train station is still standing, in riga it is no more. but of course very tragic place during the world war 2. absolute horrors. in liepaja just like in riga. i stood in the place where the great riga synagogue once used to stand and it was a heavy place. in ruins with monuments now. it used to be an amazing building in riga. its sadly a place of crime now, crimes that took place in many other parts of latvia at the time and badly affected one way or another so many normal people, just like you and me. times have changed now in europe and riga looks like a great city like elsewhere in europe. so it can be difficult to imagine what kinds of horrors people in riga saw at that time. A lot of the historical maskavas forsete area itself is a tragic place

@GUTOMOFFICIAL 11 месяцев назад

Nice video! Good host and Food looks delicious. I want to try the drink too.

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

😀Thank you so much! Cheers!

@raivot4225 11 месяцев назад

Greetings from my home city!Thank you for video!

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Greetings to Riga!

@paulk8072 4 месяца назад

Visit Jurmala and the countryside!

@itsabroor 9 месяцев назад

cool, i enjoyed

@garyaraoz4574 5 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@thohidkbg7544 Месяц назад

nice exploring mam.

@villsonthong1654 Месяц назад

You miss the national library. It really an awesome place to visit

@CarolinaK2023 Месяц назад

🔥🔥🔥

@MinhLe-ou5pp 10 месяцев назад

Không có joi vụt đau không ăn thua đâu cô ạ . Italia xanh lá cây, đẹp thì có đẹp nhưng lại trùng màu với VC , joi Italia nhẹ so không ăn thua

@jluis333 7 месяцев назад

planning a cruise to the baltic sea and Riga is definately on my list. not really a buckit list, that was st. petersburg which went all Putin, so it will be Riga, Tallin Helsinki to make up for tthe loss.

@kriskt4754 9 месяцев назад

First Christmas Tree was in Tallinn 1441, Rigas one is from 1510.

@botanist3257 9 месяцев назад

First decorated Christmas tree was in Riga.

@dreamthedream8929 3 месяца назад

@@botanist3257have you read the documents? As far as I'm aware it's difficult to say, both had them early on and are considered the first places of Christmas tree tradition

@dantedante839 16 часов назад

All those are *documented* trees... The tradition in general comes from Germany.

@bardhylbuzuku8640 10 месяцев назад

I like it Riga ❤

@lbe1309 10 месяцев назад

I gave the video a thumbs up, but I wanted to give 100 thumbs up ...

@eterno1610 10 месяцев назад

why not just create additional 99 youtube accounts then?

@withpikachu2402 10 месяцев назад

You shoul really try kefir, instead of balzam. More healthy. I always order kefir on the night out.

@oskarsrode2167 10 месяцев назад

You forgot that it is illegal to drink in public 😂 And you should have tried the cold beetroot soup with kefir. Very refreshing on a hot day! We eat lots of different soups, one warmer favorite is sorrel soup. And of course bread, our sourdough bread is very aromatic and even has an aftertaste. In the evening you should have some local beer with rye bread fried in garlic butter. Also, I would recommend to see the wooden architecture, especially across the river (the restored Āgenskalns market is also very nice and cozy). Bars, restaurants and cafés all have their own very distinct style, but mostly they are a form of what I would call cozy hipster.

@DWTravel 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for all your tips! Next time when we are in Riga, we'd better stick to iced tea or lemonade then...😊

@oskarsrode2167 10 месяцев назад

@@DWTravel Only outside reataurant/bar territory, the inside of these and outdoor serving areas are not considered 'in public'.

@maddiesilina3833 10 месяцев назад

😅 but nobody cares if you are drinking! We drink everywhere! Just hide the bottle if you see cops! 🤗✌🤙

@dreamthedream8929 3 месяца назад

@@oskarsrode2167some people don't like cold soups. I would eat a hot one on a hot day anyway. Yes many nice soups in latvia, not just cold or milky but with a real nice broth as well. Let's also not forget maskavas forsete, another old town of riga. A very historical place but of course as usual history brings with itself tragedy and great tragedies happened there

@monkeysnake77 8 месяцев назад

Welcome to my Hometown!

@aju181194 9 месяцев назад

I want go there to meet my friend is it safe to travel there? Just asking, I’m from uk

@DWTravel 9 месяцев назад

Latvia is generally considered a safe destination for travelers -But as always when you travel, you should take the usual precautions..😊

@timeismoneyvlogs 11 месяцев назад

Wow amazing😍👍 india🇮🇳 se ❤

@rahulbag2795 9 месяцев назад

Latvia love from india 🇮🇳

@christianfrommuslim 11 месяцев назад

Wasn't it part of the Hanseatic League? Any German influence?

@artursbondars7789 11 месяцев назад

Rīga and some other cities was part of Hanseatic League. There was various influences throughout history, as it is case with other countries of Europe.

@drerri 11 месяцев назад

Yes, and there is many Germanic influencers, mostly in architecture

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Yes, indeed.

@armiks22 6 месяцев назад

How did you not get arrested for drinking alcohol right in front of the monument? Woah.

@abrahamk9 11 месяцев назад

I bet is wonderful there in the summer.

@norashizm 4 месяца назад

2:01 First Christmas tree in the world be from Rīga

@IambiguousSegment 9 месяцев назад

😮😮😮

@trevodonnell7651 12 дней назад

Is English widely spoken or difficult to get around without russian or Latvian language?

@art-media209 10 месяцев назад

There are not many tourists around the city. It seems like they are struggling and try to get more ones

@SafeSpaceCafe 9 месяцев назад

Journalist looks like a fun traveler...

@varvarar3737 2 месяца назад

Я в Риге живу

@dim2389 22 дня назад

Ну и как?

@StandWithIsraelForever 10 месяцев назад

why is it so expensive?

@dim2389 22 дня назад

European Union

@newyyykkll 10 месяцев назад

I was also able to download an episode of Game of Thrones using the public wifi at their KFC location. Very fast broadband!

@SlinKuciite 10 месяцев назад

We have one of the fastest internet speed in the World. And very affordable.

@respublica1990 9 месяцев назад

@@SlinKuciitebut a life expectancy, barely higher than that of Russia,( thank you Siberia)

@evisovi207 10 месяцев назад

🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻✌️

@teamehpchannel9614 Месяц назад

it looks a bit like my nearby city of southampton england

@Ian.549 10 месяцев назад

I spent a month in Riga Latvia from Australia on holidays and loved it. Most of the non Russia people are lovely. The Russia ones are cold and rude. I only wish I was able to get over to Jumala. May be next time.

@respublica1990 9 месяцев назад

Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘 invaded by🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 and fall in love with 🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨

@worldtravel1103 9 месяцев назад

Hello

@kristapszs1 9 месяцев назад

Pretty weak travel guide. There is so much more happening in Riga. Anyway, thanks for the video

@vfar1460 8 месяцев назад

how does a Latvian himself find a video of tourism in his own capital city in recommended :D

@robertsb8769 8 месяцев назад

all is fun and games until you find yourself in Maskačka

@nutrilook 10 месяцев назад

great video I visit every year .The only drawback is the language but if you speak English or Russian you are good.

@123456a8741 Месяц назад

It’s Riga Black Balsam not basil…

@ok-vk9fv 10 месяцев назад

Have you been to the outskirts of the city💀💀💀

@DarkRuins 11 месяцев назад

No mention of Lido, this video has failed me((((

@worsttaste.3464 11 месяцев назад

Maybe because it’s not so good

@DWTravel 11 месяцев назад

Sorry to hear that! 😮

@quantumeseboy 9 месяцев назад

Isn't it nice to stay free from the Russian empire of filth? Best of luck to Ukraine in their fight!

@bukleuh 11 месяцев назад

Is it possible to see Russian border from skyscraper?

@drerri 11 месяцев назад

Not from Rīga

@edgarsdzerins 9 месяцев назад

We don't want ruZZian occupants here again to bring devastation and poverty, so we support Ukraine with love!

@elizabethberman4179 8 месяцев назад

To foreigner's Latvia is very cheap. But to natives who live in Latvia is is really pricy. Minimal wage is 500 or slight 500 euros per month.

@dreamthedream8929 3 месяца назад

Well despite of that latvian residents like to drive around in very expensive cars, the streets are full of them. This is not a common sight in poorer countries. In poorer countries streets are also full of scooters or motorcycles, those perhaps are cheaper than cars. Why don't local people in latvia take scooters or moto on the streets?

@elizabethberman4179 2 месяца назад

@@dreamthedream8929There is a huge difference in Latvia between Rich and poor. And in Riga center most people are rich. And the roads are so broken that rifing a scooter is dangerous.

@dreamthedream8929 2 месяца назад

@@elizabethberman4179 roads seem to be okay and even the poor Latvians don't live in slams or tent cities or lay around in parks and streets. Which again is common in countries with poverty problems. And what scooters? You mean the green bolt ones rental? That does not even count. In fact they are dangerous to ride and cause accidents with or without roads being broken. Latvian people don't ride motorcycles, a cheaper means of transport that fill the cities elsewhere. If you see a motorcycle in riga or elsewhere it'd a hobby expensive one, not a common means of transport for average people. This is the different and a very obvious one indeed plus all the very expensive cars you see in latvia and houses with big gardens that latvian people love, in every village you go. This is not how people in poor places live, they live in slams ir tent cities without water or at at least a clean one, no medical care and plenty of other things. Latvia is in the top 30 of the most developed countries in the world out of 195 in the world

@j7ndominica051 7 месяцев назад

The glass of "balsam" was still full after the dinner. Nobody wants to admit that this drink is terrrible.

@jonathanwilliams3846 7 месяцев назад

wow. russia is so pretty!

@lukturs 7 месяцев назад

What does Latvia have to do with Russia?

@deimantassidorenko3386 4 месяца назад

Rusiškai. Kalbėk. Panele. Supras

@cryohellinc 10 месяцев назад

Latvians were allowed to speak their own language during Soviet times. So your statement is totally incorrect. All of the signs on the streets were in both Russian and Latvian, while there were even Latvian schools and festivals. Latvia was one of the wealthiest republics during Soviet times.

@DWTravel 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for your comment. During this time, there were undoubtedly instances of cultural preservation. However, there were also instances of political repression, russification policies, and restrictions on freedoms. During its time in the Soviet Union, Latvia, like other Soviet republics, experienced a mixture of opportunities and challenges.

@AndrisGames 10 месяцев назад

You are wrong. When I was child, firstly first to me pushed to learn to speak, to read and to write Russian and Latvian considered not necessary to learn. Now most Latvians who older than 40 to many of us easier to communicate in Russian. Was genocide to Latvians in USSR

@eterno1610 10 месяцев назад

@@DWTravel not soviet republics but occupied republics.

@dreamthedream8929 3 месяца назад

@@eterno1610they were soviet republics

@eterno1610 3 месяца назад

@@dreamthedream8929 you do not know history better stop spreading lies.

@marcosramos4596 11 месяцев назад

You should have visited one of the cities thst dtill has soviet architecture apartments that havent veen renovated

@denisszr1522 Месяц назад

Unfortunately the city is dying. Hopefully for every visitor the city looks the same way it is in this video. But in general, the roads are just awful, the tourism is dead, half of the storefronts in the city centre are up for rent since doing business is impossible at the moment.. Yet, the neighboring Tallinn is hitting records in terms of visitors, Vilnius is blossoming aswell, its enough to look at the busuiness centres being built there. All thanks to our "great" government that is milking the folk and not willing to focus on the economy of not only the capital, but also the country in general.