Deep Baltic
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Inside the lands between - travel, culture, interviews, long reads, photography from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Here’s how the world reacted to the Baltic Chain on this day in 1989, as two million turned their backs on Moscow to demand freedom. The report is centred on the protestors, their perspectives, and the historical context without the imperial lens. A lot of journalists today can learn from this.
Estonia, Emor poll: I-EPP: 26% (+2) KE-RE|ECR: 19% (-1) SDE-S&D: 18% (+4) RE-RE: 13% (-1) EKRE-PfE: 12% (-2) PP→EPP: 7% E200~RE: 3% (+1) KOOS-*: 2% (+1) EER-G/EFA: 1% (-1) +/- vs. 06-16 July 2026 Fieldwork: 11-19 August 2026 Sample size: 1,502 ➤ europeelects.eu/estonia
Estonians have an expression: Kui juba, siis juba. Basically: If we’re gonna do something, let’s really do it. So here’s BadBaltic.com What started as a snarky Twitter (and now Bluesky) account is now also an online magazine, Bad Baltic.
Going to see this in Riga - dramatising President Valdis Zatlers' decision to call for a referendum on new elections in 2011, claiming that Latvia was being manipulated by oligarchs Hard to imagine tickets for a politics-themed play in the UK being sold out for months to come
I am fond of the simplicity of medieval Lithuanian "yard"-type castles, which ardently refuse to be interesting
Jets from NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace overnight, the country's armed forces reported on X.
NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia
The unmanned aerial vehicle entered Latvian airspace “as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare,” said the Latvian military.
politico.eu
To the Ropehouses and viewed them all and made an experiment which was the stronger, English or Riga hemp, the latter proved the stronger, but the other is very good, and much better we believe than any but Riga.
EXCLUSIVE: Latvia's airBaltic seeks new financing from bondholders as debt woes worsen www.reuters.com/business/lat...
https://www.reuters.com/business/latvias-airbaltic-seeks-new-financing-bondholders-debt-woes-worsen-2026-07-15/
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Feed: "Deep Baltic" By: deepbaltic on Thursday, July 16, 2026
To the Cold Land: Estonian Punk Under Soviet Occupation
The debut album by punk legends J.M.K.E. has been voted the greatest in Estonian history
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Lithuanian intelligence officials believe Russia is considering using captured Ukrainian-made drones to stage provocations against the Baltic region, Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said on Thursday. www.reuters.com/world/lithua...
Hybrid War Tracker: fundrazr.com/stories/dNRV... One year and four months ago I asked myself one question: is my family safe in Latvia? That question became a spreadsheet, a Handbook, a volunteer OSINT team, and a platform with 4,200 signals.
Amara Graps posted a story update on Hybrid War Tracker: Exposing Russia’s Under-reported Ops in 🇫🇮🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱
The Hybrid War Tracker Project: Closing the Founding Chapter One year and four months ago, I opened a small crowdfund-er with one question in mind: is my family safe in Latvia?...
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🇪🇪 For my latest for @neweasterneurope.eu, I continue my series on minorities throughout Central and Eastern Europe by looking at the Seto in Estonia and how they are navigating borders and the modern world. neweasterneurope.eu/2026/07/23/t...
“Transformed into memories” – How Estonia’s Setos are navigating a modernizing world, and geopolitics
For centuries, the Seto have inhabited the region of south-east Estonia and north-west Russia. However, forces outside of their control have divided their ancestral lands between these two hostile sta...
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Looking for a new show? How about a murder mystery set among the nobility of 1820s Estonia? The architecture is gorgeous and the forests are deep www.pbs.org/show/the-nob...
The Noble Detective
In 1820s Estonia, Paul von Fock inherits an estate and reluctantly becomes a local judge.
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35 years ago today, seven Lithuanian officers left for work and never came home. In the early hours of 31 July 1991, Soviet OMON forces carried out the Medininkai massacre, killing seven unarmed border and police officers.
Christian Migrants Helped Shape Pagan Medieval Vilnius, Study Finds www.medievalists.net/2026/07/chri... #medieval #Lithuania #historysky
Christian Migrants Helped Shape Pagan Medieval Vilnius, Study Finds - Medievalists.net
Isotope analysis of a medieval cemetery reveals how Christian migrants helped shape Vilnius while Lithuania remained officially pagan.
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Villu Tamme, frontman of punk legends J.M.K.E., whose 1989 debut To The Cold Land has been voted the greatest album in Estonian history (Image: Ardo Ran Varres) deepbaltic.com/2026/07/16/t...
In this EETN Mentorship Program policy brief, Elizabeth Tobias (Carleton University) examines societal resilience in Estonia and Latvia, highlighting gaps in civic preparedness and the role of social cohesion in strengthening national security.
Willing to do Nothing: Addressing the Societal Resilience Gap in Estonia and Latvia - Eastern European and Transatlantic Network
A study of Estonian and Latvian youth willingness to defend their country in the event of a Russian invasion.
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#UrbanGaze #StreetArt well, times change, Andy Warhol didn’t see this coming. Warhol by Finnish artist Plan B. in Telliskivi Creative City Tallinn , June 2026 #Tallinn #Estonia #StreetPhotography #murals #grafitti #UrbanScape #CityScape #ArtYear #ColorADay #YellowThu #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanArt
⚡️ Lithuania wants Russian and Belarusian artists to sign an anti-war pledge before entering the country.
Lithuania Foreign Ministry Proposes Anti-War Declarations For Russian And Belarusian Artists
Lithuania proposes barring pro-war Russian/Belarusian figures and restricting foreign real estate acquisition near military sites.
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Vija Celmins arrived in 1948 as a displaced person from Riga Sea Drawing with Whale, graphite on paper, ca. 1969
Estonian food company Rannarootsi has upset Russia with a new advert featuring men grilling meat while sporting Ukraine flags and the slogan "a proper grill turns a bitter onion sweet". In Estonia, “onion” is a slang term for Russians
Laisvės Alėja (Freedom Alley), Kaunas, Lithuania. Sculpture of geologist [my honest guess]. 🧪⚒️ #Geology
📅 On this day in 1260: The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania #July13 #OnThisDay
Feed: "Deep Baltic" By: deepbaltic on Monday, June 8, 2026
How Do the Two Main Baltic Languages Differ? Locals and Foreigners Speak
"Latvian definitely “wins” in terms of the number of diacritical marks, Lithuanian probably “wins” in terms of the smaller number of international borrowings"
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