Icelandic Saga-Age Ramparts and Tunnel Identified
byRemains of a structural wall and a short tunnel from the twelfth century, which are mentioned in the Sagas of the Icelanders, appear to…
History
Welcome To Estonia’s e-Occupation Museum
byAt a museum press conference earlier this month, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, IT entrepreneur Sten Tamkivi, and museum director Merilin Piipuu announced that the…
Exclusive: Sinking The Wilhelm Gustloff
byTo commemorate the 71st anniversary of the, January 31, 1945, sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, UpNorth is offering readers free, limited time access to…
Baltic Film Series Opens at Stanford
byA new Baltic documentary film series opened at Stanford University in October and continues through December. The series kicked off with the U.S. premiere…
Remembering the Nations the Soviets Deported in Whole or in Part
byToday, many people in the Russian Federation will pause to remember the victims of political repressions in the USSR, in particular the members of…
Baltic Documentary Film Series Launches Stanford University
byThe history and culture of the Baltic countries will be featured in a series of film screenings, featuring movies from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania…
Kremlin Creating Military Unit To Combat History
byThe Russian Defence Ministry has announced that it will create a unit within the Russian Armed Forces tasked with combating “falsifications” of Soviet history. Over the past…
Kuldīga: Latvia’s Most Latvian Town
byWill Mawhood follows up his visit to Latvia’s most Russian city, Daugavpils, with a visit to one of its most Latvian, Kuldiga, for UpNorth…
Annexations Real and Imaginary
bySeventy-five years ago today, Acting US Secretary of State Sumner Wells declared that the United States would not recognize as legitimate the forcible annexation…
The Swedish spy who sold out his country
byHe worked most of his career as an officer with the Secret Service, but many Swedes remember him today as the man who sold military…