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RĪGA, May 18, BNS - Most parents in Latvia want their offspring to become entrepreneurs, medical doctors or lawyers, a Swedbank survey shows. One third of respondents in the poll, or 35%, said they...
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Culture.lv Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (MDAD), that opened its doors over 20 years ago, for the first time since then has fully renewed its permanent collection on two floors in its home in...
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Culture.lv It's the 17th annual Riga International Short Film Festival “2Annas”, this year from May 28 to June 3, showcasing an outstanding repertory of reels. This year, there will...
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culture.lv Around 120 Latvian museums will participate at the European Night of Museums on May 19. Doors will be opened also to a number of theatres, concert halls, libraries, universities and...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs On Saturday 12 May, despite the windy weather, the European Union Garden Festival welcomed several thousands of visitors of all generations. This year’s festival...
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People say that a person is what he eats. Paraphrasing this I would say that a person is what he reads. My childhood bookshelf had books by Andersen, Brothers Grimm, Astrid Lindgren, Latvian and... Read more...
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