Russian Riga 1710-1914
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Russian Riga 1710-1914
14.99 €
11.99 €
The new book "Russian Riga 1710-1914" is a continuation of the story about the contribution of Russian people and Russian culture to the prosperity of our city. In its economy, architecture, education, culture. You will find out where luxury houses, which are still an ornament of the Old Town and the central streets, were built at the expense of Russian merchants and businessmen. You will find out in which district of the city the first cars in the Russian Empire were produced, and where linoleum for the famous steamer "Titanic" was made. We will walk through the interesting places of the city. We will tell you about the Russian trace of the Citadel and what has survived from it today; about which of the main streets is named in honor of the Russian Empress and about the unknown Moscow Forshtadt; about which of the celebrities in the XVIII century lived in the Jekaba Barracks and about the secrets of the Bastion Hill. You will learn where Hussar Street was in Riga and in honor of whom it was named, why during the arrival of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II in Riga two monuments to Peter the Great were opened at once and what is in their place today. On the eve of World War I, the Russian detective police was considered the best in Europe in terms of solving crimes. It was headed by Arkady Frantsevich Koshko, who was called abroad "Russian Sherlock Holmes" and who for many years headed the Riga detective police. We will tell you about several crimes that the famous detective managed to solve in our city.
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