Philip Ruff

Anarchist historian with a weakness for Latvia, good music and things that go bump in the night. Anarhistu vēsturnieks.

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A Towering Flame: The Life & Times of the Elusive Latvian Anarchist Peter the Painter.

"Ruff avoids the traps of simplistic celebration or condemnation - a marvellous work of historical rediscovery" - John Patten, KSL
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Triple-denım day, today.

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🙈🙉🙊

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"Beautiful Old Lettish Costumes, No Longer Generally Worn"

Photo by Ernest Peterfly - Latvia, Home of The Letts, National Geographic Magazine, 1924. https://t.co/w4BRG4bASb #Latvia #Baltics

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Baltic avant-garde. 🐍

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Poster for Baltic Art Exhibition, Riga, 1905. #Latvia #Baltics

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Andy Summers & Robert Fripp
“I Advance Masked” (1982)
Video Director: Tim Pope

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My VOX AC10 is just the best amp I've played. 😍

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VOX amp - cool! 😎

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Hier soir, dans le mythique studio du château d’𝗛é𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗿, guitariste de 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗲 lors de l’enregistrement de l’album 𝗟𝗼𝘄, rejouait sur les bandes originales d’époque, 50 ans plus tard, au même endroit.
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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This geezer, here. 🍺

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"Jānis" - Ansis Cirulis, 1931.

Jānis represents the ancient Latvian pagan God of Summer, fertility, and the Summer Solstice (Jāņi/Līgo), celebrated with bonfires, songs, and rituals for abundance and protection. 🍻🔥#Latvia #Baltics

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And a pussy cat, too.

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Līgo vakars, papardes zieda meklētājas, 1930-tie (photo: Ričards Kalva) 🍃

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I love this photo ❤️

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Man patīk šī Līgo fotogrāfija. 🍃

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Līgsmus Līgo svētkus, 1920s.

The Latvian pagan festival Jāņi (John) celebrates the summer solstice as a public holiday on 23 and 24 June. The day before Jāņi is known as Līgosvētki, Līgovakars or simply Līgo. #Latvia #Baltics

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New think-tank urges: be more Baltic: https://t.co/jWxdxk4eD2 @edwardlucas #Baltics #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania

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Dear Amy, the best voice of her generation. 🍃

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Alas, Russian Generals are not routinely issued with parachutes, despite being frequent fliers. 🦆

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🇷🇺In Moscow, General Leonov, the commander of Russia’s air defense forces, fell out of a window.

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Children in Vērmanes gardens, Riga 1926.

The lady in the centre is Marta Rinka (1880-1953), the “Mother of Latvian kindergartens”. In 1944 Rinka and her family went into exile in New Jersey, USA. #Latvia

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Stingo, sans ketchup. Just a great band!

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The Police - Message in a Bottle (Tokyo)

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Message in a ketchup bottle... 🍅

[James Hogg @JamesAHogg2]

It's 31 years ago to the day that this was broadcast - for my money one of the most joyous bits of TV ever committed to celluloid.

It is, of course, Mr Sting's appearence on The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer.

Chitter chatter chit

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Should Latvia bear arms against growing ursus population? https://t.co/yStDgvVVUB #Latvia #Baltics 🐻

[Gatis Šļūka @KarikaturaLv]

Svētdien Jēkabpilī pilsētas teritorijā bija ieklīdis lācis, kas izraisīja lielu ažiotāžu pilsētnieku vidū.
Jēkabpils novada domes priekšsēdētājs Raivis Ragainis medijus informēja, ka svētdienas vakarā lācis veiksmīgi pavadīts prom no pilsētas. @lasilvportals

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Emergency siren check throughout Latvia on Tuesday: https://t.co/rY1vnme8gO #Latvia #Baltics