Yet the Meduza office was full of hope and what the journalists described as a fundamental change—they felt free in Riga.
Russia’s Freest Website Now Lives in Latvia|Anna Nemtsova|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That the Baltic free air and Riga's welcoming vibe could make her colleagues "too relaxed."
Russia’s Freest Website Now Lives in Latvia|Anna Nemtsova|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, the former KGB headquarters are open and exposing the horrors committed against the people of Riga.
Secret KGB Torture House Opens Its Doors in Riga|Brandon Presser|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suggest Warsaw, Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn keep an eye out for masked men with guns wearing camouflage and no military insignia.
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour|P. J. O’Rourke|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Talk about keeping the race pure: at Riga they first slept with them and then shot them to prevent them from talking.
‘Soldaten: Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWs’ by Soenke Neitzel & Harald Welzer|Sönke Neitzel, Harald Welzer|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Attempts have been made to improve the quality by the introduction of Riga flax seed, but so far without success.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products|William Bevan
Narva, as appears by the map, is situated on the sea-coast, near the frontier—much nearer than Riga.
Peter the Great|Jacob Abbott
In Riga he began the composition of his first great suc-84-cess, "Rienzi."
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
When the Wagners applied for a passport, to leave Riga, they did so in the face of certain suits for debt.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2|Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for Riga
Riga
/ (ˈriːɡə) /
noun
the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Western Dvina on the Baltic Sea: a port and major trading centre since Viking times. Pop: 739 232 (2002 est)