Ojārs Vācietis and birds "Every proper person needs to have knowledge about biology at least at the level of a university course," Vācietis once said.
Why is the pain of my heart keeping me from writing poetry? This is the question in Rain's journal. What did the young poet think of the years of gymnasium and university?
The Rozentāls living room The centre of the home of Janis Rozentāls was the living room. The family used it every day, but sometimes this simple room became an elegant salon.
Andrejs Upīts and cats Did you know that Andrejs Upīts loved cats? One of his most trustworthy followers during the last years of his life was male cat called Pīka.
Aspazija’s postcards The correspondence between Aspazija and Rainis is registered in the UNESCO "World Memory" list in the Latvian National Register. There are nearly 2,500 letters in the collection, and many of these are written on postcards.