'Flow's Director Got a Hero's Welcome in Latvia After His Oscar Win
Flow director Gints Zilbalodis became Latvia's national hero after his little black cat that could took down animated giants ...
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Russian state flags’ removal in Riga speaks for Latvia’s Russophobic campaign - Zakharova
TASS/. The decision of the municipal authorities of Riga to swap the Russian state flags around Latvia’s capital with those of the Russian Olympic Committee during the 2021 Ice Hockey World ...
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Hundreds march with Nazi SS veterans in Latvia
RIGA, Latvia (JTA ... A handful of veterans, flanked by hundreds of supporters waving Latvian flags, gathered around Freedom Monument for the march under heavy police guard.
Hometown pride in Riga after 'Flow' wins Latvia's first Oscar
Flow,” a wordless cat parable that became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, prompted a sleepless night for ...
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Riga mayor blacklisted in Russia after flag swap incident — Foreign Ministry
Moscow goes on the premise that the mayor of Riga should know "the rule of respect for state symbols that is generally accepted in the world", Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed MOSCOW, July 1.
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Nazi SS veterans hold an annual march in Latvia. Here’s how one woman is fighting back.
RIGA, Latvia (JTA ... Hundreds of nationalist activists march or wave Latvian flags from the sidelines under heavy police protection. Since its advent in the 1990s as a grassroots initiative ...