Stockholm conference participants Tallinn University Professor Magnus Ilmjarv and Latvian University Professor Gvido Straube discuss problems of historic memory. Historic guilt and responsibility are frequent subjects of public and academic discussions, but not only in…
The intensity of the relations between Sweden and Russia is defined by economic interests The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities has made a significant contribution to the maintenance of a favorable climate in…
Interview with Cardinal Janis Pujats Archbishop emeritus of Riga Cardinal Janis Pujats is one of the most respected people in Latvia. He is a top hierarch who publicly comments on acute problems and actively participates…
Participants in intergovernmental contacts tend to sum them up in a final document “to fix positions”. These written compromises differ in form, but not in fate: they are of interest only to a narrow circle…
Darya Akhutina, director general of the Norden Association for cooperation with North European countries, questions from the Amber Bridge. What is Norden Association? The association was founded in 1996 and united four friendship societies which…
Russia’s one-year presidency in the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) will end on June 30. Amber Bridge asked Sergei Petrovich, deputy director of the 2nd European department of the Russian foreign ministry who…
German priests look for answers to difficult questions Over 68 years have passed since Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp which even today horrifies people by its name alone – Ocwiezim or Auschwitz. Built…
From the Statement of the Conference of Heads of Government on the Protection of the Environment of the Baltic Sea Region Economic development of the Baltic Sea Region needs to take into account environmental responsibility.…
Visit to Germany On April 7-8 Vladimir Putin made a working visit to Germany. The Russian president participated in the opening ceremony of the annual industrial fair in Hannover of which Russia was the main…
Fifty years ago in June 1963, a female voice came from a distant yet no longer inaccessible outer space for the first time in history. Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova reported back to Earth from her…