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THE OBSERVER MAGAZINE
'IN FROM THE COLD'
11 April 2004
'A century ago Riga
was known as the Paris of the North,'
explains Anna Osmushkina, Latvia's
leading fashion designer. Today, a
revival of the country's fortunes and a
blossoming of creativity in the arts is
once again transforming the capital.
'After 10 years of independence, people
are starting to call Riga "the hottest
city of the north". There are local and
visiting arts exhibits, opera, theatre
and ballet, nightclubs and discos that
rock with jazz, blues and the latest
electronic fusions of hip-hop and dance
music.
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