During the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658), Riga withstood a siege by Russian forces. Riga remained the largest city of the Swedish Empire [40] during a period in which the city retained …

Jan 30, 2025 · On the eve of World War I, Riga was the Russian Empire’s third largest city, with a population of 517,000. From 1915 to 1917, however, one of the war’s front lines lay along the …

When a belated industrial era reached Russia, Riga became one of the Russian Empire’s largest industrial cities. Massive new districts of large buildings sprung up nearly overnight, hundreds …

The Great Northern War concluded the struggle for influence in the Baltic Sea with the victory of Russia. On Riga’s capitulation in 1710 the whole of Vidzeme was incorporated into the …

Apr 25, 2017 · The city was then part of the Russian Empire (1721-1917) from 1721 until 1917, when the German Empire (1871-1918) took the territory until 1918. After World War One …

The second half of the 19th century in Riga was a period of rapid change. Riga being a city of the Russian Empire, the state exercised a number of administrative reforms there. In an attempt to …

By 1700, a rapidly modernizing Russia sought to become the prime Eastern European great power, and Latvia was to become its window into the Baltic Sea and oceans beyond. Having …

Yet, perhaps the most transformative period in Riga's history came with the rise of the Russian Empire in the 18th century. Under Russian rule, Riga experienced a period of rapid growth and …

Nov 2, 2017 · in 1621, Riga came under the Rule of King of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus, and became the largest city in the Swedish Empire. This period brought increased freedom and …

The course of this war was directly linked with today's Latvian territory and the territorial claims of the Russian Empire. One of its goals was to secure the famous and rich town of Riga. In 1710, …