Meet the photographer unmasking youth in Kiev and Riga
Latvia
Latest
Riga Biennial
The Latvian capital is experiencing an extended tourism boom, and the inaugural Riga Biennial of Contemporary Art provides a perfect opportunity to try out a new kind of travelling — an art-centric city break. Here’s everything you need to know about the venues and installations to see
-
-
See a generation blossom in Latvia’s magical wilderness -
Candid photos I took of my mum’s wild nights out in 90s Latvia -
The weird and wonderful wellness palaces of the USSR -
The best contemporary fiction you need to read -
Our holiday guide for every type of traveller -
Beat the urban crowds at these New East oases -
Julija Berkovica on the International Summer School of Photography -
Audrius Stonys and the art of Baltic documentary film -
Owen Hatherley on what monuments to the Revolution tell us about 1917 -
Explore post-truth and reality with our highlights from Latvia -
The 8 most spectacular libraries of the New East -
13 pocket-based tools you need to download asap -
Five films you need to see in 2017 -
-
Discover the hidden delights of Latvia's hip capital -
This man travelled across the old Eastern Bloc to see the impact of capitalism -
Did this Latvian artist foresee the rise of the selfie? -
Our guide to the best and worst places to go hunting in the New East -
Eric Lusito searched for abandoned Soviet military bases. What he found was amazing -
These joyous photo stories remind us why it still feels good to be in the EU -
Painted bodies in performance art since perestroika -
One photographer's journey around rural Latvia in a Lada -
Coming of age in rural Latvia -
Coming of age in the new east