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…
In April 2013 Stockholm hosted international scientific conference Migration and Cultural Encounters in the Baltic Sea Region. It was attended by historians from Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Poland, Russia, the USA, Finland, Sweden, and Estonia. Reports…
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…
Said famous cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union Georgy Grechko Georgy Grechko was born in Leningrad on May 25, 1931. After graduating from the Mechanical Institute he was assigned to the Design Bureau of…
They say you can write history 25 years after the event. Latvia came close to the line. The Second Republic restored in 1991 has equaled in age the First Republic which was proclaimed in 1918…
It is no secret the Danes are the happiest people in the world. This is confirmed by numerous and various ratings. One of the most influential is the World Happiness Report recently published under the…
Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, Vicar bishop of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, is chairman of the Department for External Church Relations (DECR), Moscow Patriarchate, and a permanent member of the Holy Synod.…