Jewish Telegraphic Agency6y
Nazi SS veterans hold an annual march in Latvia. Here’s how one woman is fighting back.
Known as the Memorial for Latvian Legionnaires, it is the world’s only march by veterans of Nazi Germany’s elite SS unit. A handful of them, including nonagenarians in wheelchairs, lead the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6y
Hundreds march with Nazi SS veterans in Latvia
The march in Latvia, a member of the NATO alliance and the European Union, is currently the only public event in Europe and beyond honoring those who fought under the banner of SS, Nazi Germany ...
TASS2y
FSB publishes papers on participation of Latvian Nazi collaborators in mass murder of Jews
TASS/. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) published a package of documents detailing participation of Latvian Nazi collaborators in murder of hundreds of thousands of Jews, including those ...
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Conflicted identities — Latvia's Russian minority
Latvia regained independence over 30 years ago, but the EU and NATO member remains conflicted over the legacy of its Soviet past and the challenges of contemporary geopolitical tensions. The ...
BBC2y
Russian-speakers in Latvia told to pick sides in test of patriotism
Latvian and international leaders are wary of ... "[Modern Russia] is absolutely analogous of the policy of Nazi Germany - the only chance for normalisation is a military defeat for Russia." ...