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2021: The average cost of a monthly rental of a one-room apartment in the center of Riga is $520

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History

1987: The death of Andrei Mironov during a tour of the Satire Theater

It is believed that this is one of the last photographs of Andrei Mironov. Here he and his daughter are in Riga. It was made on August 14, 1987, that is, a few hours before the fatal performance.

In August 1987, the troupe of the Theater of Satire was on tour in Riga. During the performance on August 14, "The Marriage of Figaro," Mironov suddenly became ill. Mironov lost consciousness on stage (the performance took place in the building of the Riga Opera). He was carried backstage and an ambulance was called. The actor was taken to the neurosurgical department of a local hospital, where he was diagnosed with an extensive cerebral hemorrhage. Breathing and heartbeat support activities were carried out for two days under the indirect guidance of neurosurgeon Eduard Kandel. Mironov died on August 16 without regaining consciousness.

The great actor, who became one of the symbols of the Soviet era, was only forty-six years old.

1700: The beginning of the Northern War by the invasion of the Elector of Saxony and King Augustus II of Poland in Swedish Livonia with the aim of capturing Riga

On February 11 (February 21), 1700, the troops of the Elector of Saxony and King Augustus II of Poland invaded Swedish Livonia without declaring war. August hoped to capture Riga, which occupied a key strategic position in the Baltic states, and this, firstly, weaken the Swedes, and secondly, get ahead of Russia in the territorial acquisitions of its ally.

Fortifications of Riga in 1700