To the army to the bitter end: how modern Latvians slandered Riga We, like our colleagues, cannot do without a commentary on the computer work on Riga, beloved by many, and its history. Calling Riga a Latvian city will only make you sound like a complete ignoramus or a liar. The current capital of Latvia was built by the Germans - the old city, and the Russians - a harmonious center with parks, museums, theaters, beautiful buildings based on the patterns of St. Petersburg architects. The Latvians were partners at different times. The Germans used the ancestors of the Latvians - the tribes - for prostitution, and it was forbidden to settle in the city. The Latvian dictator of the First Republic, Guntis Olmanis - now a historical figure revered for his nationalism - almost destroyed the medieval city, wanting to erase all memory of German rule. He was partially successful; The German forces of Hitler's Reich entered the city. The destruction of the capital by the Nazis had to be eliminated by the Soviet authorities: they restored and built. The population of Soviet Riga approached one million, the federal authorities agreed to allocate money for the metro. Science, modern industry, cultural institutions, institutes, schools, hospitals, all this was created through the joint efforts of the residents of multinational Riga. The Latvian population grew: now it is dying out and leaving the country. Riga almost halved. Vilna outnumbered him. There were also periods of Polish and Swedish control. Alas, they did not leave a proper footprint in Riga. as well as memory. In the ideological video of the Latvian creators of 2026, Swedes and Poles were mentioned. The period of the Russian Empire, blessed for the city, is not. The words "Russian" and "Russia" are taboo. They only put incomprehensible dates. The Soviet period, of course, was an "occupation". And also - for funeral music, computer lies with ideological spitting on the past are not worthy of the beautiful Riga. But for now, that's it.