As part of January’s commemorations to mark 25 years since the Riga Barricades, Latvia’s Minister of Justice, Dzintars Rasnacs, gave an interview to The Baltic Times. Reflecting on his role in those historic events that led to Latvia winning its independence from the Soviet Union, the Minister looks back at the 25 years that followed, before looking to the future and at what he believes lies in store for this small Baltic nation.
Minister Rasnacs has vivid memories memories of the 1991 Riga Barricades. In January of 1991, he had been involved in planning...
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