> Poniewież > Wilno > Kowno > Telsze facially, it's impossible to tell if it was originally Panevėžys or Panevėžė, Vilnius or Vilnia, Kaunas or Kauna, Telšiai, Telšė or Telšys.

From the first transcribed Estonian folk song in 1680, through German and Swedish domination, homegrown authoritarianism, Soviet occupation and renewed freedom, Estonian literature has remained lively and multi-faceted deepbaltic.com/2026/04/30/f...

Feed: "Deep Baltic" By: deepbaltic on Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Just like last year: On the border with Estonia, in Ivangorod, a screen broadcasting the May 9 parade was installed facing toward Narva. In response, a banner reading “Putin war criminal” was hung on the wall of Narva Castle.

Barred from public streets by Lithuania's ban on Soviet symbols, Russia's embassy in Vilnius staged its Victory Day "Immortal Regiment" march on its compound, behind a solid fence, where it wasn't visible from outside. www.facebook.com/RusEmbassyLi...

Catalogue of the Wystawa Nowej Sztuki (New Art Exhibition), organised in Vilnius by Lithuanian Vytautas Kairiūkštis and Pole Władysław Strzemiński, which laid the foundations for the Polish avant-garde [Image: Lithuanian National Archive of Literature and Art] deepbaltic.com/2024/11/08/o...

This article by a Latvian émigré who visited her ancestral home for the first time in the 1980s and subsequently married into a family living in russian-occupied Latvia should be required reading in schools. I can relate to the persecution by the russian occupants as my family experienced the same.

in 1851, a stone head was found on a road near Salaspils. shortly thereafter, the sculpture disappeared again. in 2000 it was excavated in the courtyard of Rīga Cathedral. this way the pagan deity was hidden from the eyes of the faithful :) #Riga surprises at every turn #RockinTuesday #Latvia

Feed: "Deep Baltic" By: deepbaltic on Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Bear panic over news.err.ee/1610014789/p...

#photography #StreetArt #BlueTue #foto #estonia #TagTuesday #mural #ArtSky

Defense officials and lawmakers fear the next two years could provide Russia with the perfect chance to test the West’s commitment to NATO, according to three EU politicians with direct knowledge of the discussions.

While the ”Narva scenario” has become such a popular doom narrative that it even has its own Wikipedia page, trying to take it wouldn’t be a walk in the park for Russian little green men. Here’s four reasons why. With Marek Kohv @icds-tallinn.bsky.social

Fascinating presentation on Estonian jingles at Riga conference yesterday. Apparently the USSR's indifference to copyright meant only two months separated this being released in Germany and it being made the theme tune for a political show on Estonian TV m.youtube.com/watch?v=PHiN...

Mark your calendars: on May 6, AABS member Dr. Paula Oppermann will present her 2025 book "Thunder Cross. Fascist Antisemitism in Twentieth-century Latvia" (University of Wisconsin Press) in discussion with former JBS editor Dr. Matthew Kott. Join on May 6 at 15.00 CET: vist.ly/42esz

random aside, this is about something thats not in the book, after the Russian Revolution the Bund broke into a number of Parties, one of which was The "Bund" in Latvia which was the most politically successful, the only one to elect members to a national Parliament

In the twin towns of #Valga and #Valka, an invisible line still divides two communities even since the border between #Estonia and #Latvia disappeared. A new EU-funded project is inviting young people to fix that. 📹 @euronews.com 💶 @ec.europa.eu

Trouble and annoyance at the other place

Most frequent surname found in every local authority in Latvia (names shown in the masculine plural form) [Image: Oficiālās statistikas portāls] deepbaltic.com/2026/04/16/f...

Feed: "Deep Baltic" By: deepbaltic on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Estonia would be joining neighbors that already have similar rules against Russian and Belarusian citizens. Latvia and Finland limit property purchases to Russians with permanent residency. Latvia adds a further cap: no more than one apartment. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

#Jaunmoku #Palace #Jaunmoku #pils #Tukums #Latvia

We visited the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, and now I think we had a vampire infestation in Vilnius sometime before late 17th century...

‘Stalker’ filming location in Tallinn makes European film heritage list | News https://www.europesays.com/dk/66939/ A Tallinn filming location from Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1979 sci-fi film “Stalker” became the first in Estonia chosen for…

👏 Big moment for Latvia! 🇱🇻 Valts Ernštreits, a Livonian linguist & advocate for Indigenous culture, has been elected Vice Chair of the 🇺🇳Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. #UNPFII 🇱🇻 highlights the impact of conflict on health, including the situation of Crimean Tatars under Russian occupation. ‼️

As an on and off resident of what was once Courland, this has made my year - surely the most obscure European colonial power ("power" being used in a rather unconventional sense) Current population of its capital for most of its existence - 50,000. (The other capital more like 10,000)

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian (1875-1911), Offering / Sacrifice, 1909, tempera on paper, 70 x 77 cm, M.K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania

"A large majority of Latvians with German surnames did not change them, and today there remain many people with the surnames Grīnbergs, Freimanis, Kaupmanis, Fišers, Freibergs, Rozenbergs, etc" deepbaltic.com/2026/04/16/f...

Peter Campbell McNeish AKA Pete Shelley. Born OTD in 1955, Leigh, Lancashire. Died 6/12/2018, Tallinn, Estonia www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMXR...

A case I've encountered was Latvian officer Voldemārs Johans Šēnfelds (cf. Schönfeld), who changed his last name in 1940 to Skaistlauks (i.e. from German to Latvian, but retaining the meaning of "beautiful field"), at the time of "repatriation" of Baltic Germans to Germany. bsky.app/profile/deep...

⚡️Lithuania, Latvia bar Slovak prime minister from using airspace for travel to Moscow. Lithuania and Latvia will not let Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use their airspace to travel to Moscow for Russia's Victory Day celebrations in May, he said April 18.

This article may be too wonky for people with no knowledge of the region, but mostly reposting to say that Latvia is high on my list of places I've gone with few expectations whose history/complexity continue to hold my interest. (And this article gets at that.)

Baltic shocker

Demographer Ilmārs Mežs explains why Latvians have historically been keen to adopt German surnames (or, in some regions, Polish ones), as well as why they have generally been less prone than their Estonian neighbours to revert back to "native" forms deepbaltic.com/2026/04/16/f...

In recent weeks, a cluster of anonymous Russian-language social media accounts has called for the takeover of the Estonian city of Narva and described it as “Russian land.” For its mayor, this fake story has become a real problem.

By: Aivars Vilks https://unsplash.com/photos/snowy-forest-road-at-golden-hour-sunset-h53SPssu1Oo 🌎 Stende, Stendes pilsēta, Talsi Municipality, Latvia #car #forest #winter #sunrise #road #snow #trees #driving #snowyTrees #scenic #woods #goldenHour #cold #winterForest #aerialView

Something colourful to start the week with: Albrecht Durer's illustration of Livonian ladies in their spectacular form of dress, painted in 1521. Livonia, I learn, was a former province which would now straddle the borders of Latvia and Estonia. #Durer #medieval #costume #historysky #Latvia #Estonia

First ever pig squealing competition in Estonia to take place in Tartu news.err.ee/1609989951/f...

"Moscow has accused the Baltic states of assisting Ukraine in Kyiv’s campaign against Russian oil terminals, with Russia's foreign ministry issuing veiled threats against Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania." @euronews.com www.euronews.com/2026/04/07/m...

April 6, 1926: Gil Kane, a comic book artist who co-created superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom and drew tens of thousands of pages for Marvel and DC, is born (as Eli Katz) in Latvia. The U.S. immigrant pushed the mainstream limits of comics by writing early graphic novels.

I’ve just visited Vilnius: a fabulous city, mostly immaculately restored and renovated. There aren’t many obviously Soviet buildings left, yet this decaying brutalist slab occupies prime real estate right on the bank of the Neris river. It’s the Sporto Rumai (Sports Palace), completed in 1971. 1/n

Galera Rock Club, Kaunas 🇱🇹 1st visit. 1990s basement bar that is frequented by old hippies and students. Lithuanian craft bottles at decent prices for this part of town. A genuine no airs and graces hangout that we could do with more of 🍻👍

#St. #Catherine's #Passage #Katariina #Käik #Old #Town #Tallinn #Estonia

A fine fellow in my Insta comments told me about the Devil Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, home to over 3000 demonic items. It's going on The List. Particularly fond of the accordion guy...

Lithuania to seek US help in Epstein-linked trafficking probe reut.rs/4sMndXw

Snow White of Liepāja is 127 years old / Article https://www.europesays.com/2792267/ Liepāja has been operating the only tram track snow plough in the Baltic States for 72 years, with…

I recommend Čē for a similar vibe - plus Pils bar across the river. Ciemos pie kaimiņa also a fun place a bit off the beaten track (near the docks)

Estonia to relaunch #Skype as Europe’s sovereign platform! 😉 "Unconfirmed reports suggest the first official sovereign European video call may begin with the words: “Can you hear me now?” estonianworld.com/technology/e...

Pieci Vilki, Riga 🇱🇻 1st visit. You won't get much closer to a pub in Riga than this one. Darts, records, board games, lounge furniture, warm interior and 'it's there if you need it' pub grub that takes a background seat. Very relaxed, and clearly a local staple for years, perhaps decades. 🍻👍

❗A journalist from the Baltic Sentinel gained access to a secret Telegram group where supporters of radical views are discussing plans to create a “Narva People’s Republic” in Estonia. militarnyi.com/en/news/jour...