The "Latvija" (Latvia) minibuses, produced by the Riga Autobus Factory (RAF) from 1959 until 1997, were iconic Soviet vans widely used across the USSR in public transport, as ambulances, and for various state services. The Riga Autobus Factory (RAF) was founded in 1949 in Riga, Latvian SSR, initially producing bus bodies on the chassis of existing trucks, such as the GAZ-51. In 1955, it was reorganized as the Riga Experimental Bus Factory and became a central producer of mini

May Day march in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR, 1941 -- Daily LIFT #1625

Latvian Legionnaires Day commemorating the 15th (1st Latvian) and the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian), Riga,...

March on the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR, November 1940 -- Daily LIFT #1493

From a folder of historic cards published in 1985 on the 40th anniversary of the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War we...

Photo from the Junge Welt, Berlin-based Marxist daily, March 18, 2024 As it does annually on 16 March, the Latvian government authorised...

Šķaune Memorial to the Red Army Soldiers and Partisans at the Warriors' Cemetery, Šķaune, Latvian SSR, USSR 1978 -- Daily LIFT #995 A...

w. Latvian Style Steak and Onion, the Riga Cutlet, Bread Soup & more. Last week we looked at the Soviet English language magazine Sputnik...