The route «from the Varangians to the Greeks» ran through Latvia. >>

Objects of an Orthodox Christian cult found by archaeologists in Riga >>

Before Riga was founded a Livonian tribe’s settlement had been situated on the bank of Riga Lake. Today this is Albert Square. The archaeological evidence from this site proves without doubt visits of merchants from ancient Novgorod, Smolensk and Kiev. >>

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One of the most beautiful buildings of Riga. The first record dates from 1334. In XIV century Russian merchants had five shops situated near this house.  >>

The Daugava (Western Dvina) was an important trading route, which enabled trading links with the Moscow state and Western Europe to be formed >>

Panorama of Riga. 1650 >>

In the navigation era boats sailed to Riga along the Daugava from Smolensk and the Vitebsk region with goods >>

Livonia joining Russia opened up a route to Riga for Russian settlers >>

At the crossroads of Gogol St and Turgenev St. was The Russian House of Commerce (Gostinny Dvor). >>