The article is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Latvian composer Mārtiņš Brauns (17 September 1951 - 24 November 2021). The composer is the author of several emotionally powerful songs. His song "Sun, Thunder, Daugava" was written for the stage performance of the epic poem "Daugava" by...

The research in the scientific fields show that in order to exist efficiently in the contemporary changeable world a man should use the help of the adaptability with untraditional approaches and the originality potential by enjoying the activities process as creative and by enriching the individual ...

The article briefly describes the Latvian composers living in Germany who during the first five-year period after the war came under the influence of musical innovation prevailing in Western Europe and felt the need to follow the spirit of the time in their music, while still preserving their...

Throughout history Finnish literature has experienced fluctuating popularity in Latvia. Some of the more successful theatrical presentations of Finnish work in Latvia are described, and their role in maintaining Finnish-Latvian relations noted.

In 1991, a Latvian expedition went to the Krasnoyarsk district of Siberia to the village of Lower Boulan in the Karatooz region, where a Latvian settlement, established in 1859 by emigrants from Latvia's provinces of Kurzeme and Vidzeme, still exists. The article focuses on the family festivities...