Cars of Latvia
“I am from Latvia. Some people say, in Latvia is the biggest percent of
exclusive cars in northern Europe. I am a starting photodraph, and my biggest
passion is taking some nice shots of cars.
You can look at my latvian car
collection, and I hope you like it
and it will be great if you publish this photos right here, because people
think that Latvia is a very poor country.”
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luxury…. how boring!
Poverty and hunger! That’s really impressive!
Who is you from latvia ? Better post here Zil and gaz
You’re right — Latvia is not a poor country, but the presence of expensive cars does not prove that in the least. Quite the contrary — it is often in extremely poor countries that the the rich are rich enough to drive around in astonishingly expensive vehicles.
Latvia is a beautiful country but still a lot of people live under poverty line and specially retired people who gets less than 100 Euros pension, while some “new rich” people not only drive a super car but believe the have power and influence and sadly enough do not contribute not even a bit to develop social programs for homeless, funds to support medical services for kids etc
The truth is, that the quality of life in a country is very dependent on the size of the middle class.
Your neighbor Lithuanian.
Middle class is non-existent, in most baltic states.
You have a significant poor majority, and a very small rich minority who are ether connected to the governmet or to the criminal elite…, very similer to russia, i might add!!!!
bullshit alert. there is a significant middle class.
It’s Russia you’re talking about, right?
Dude, I have been to latvia twice, people there are realy poor!!!
Compared to what?
Dude, we are talking about non-existence of middle class, i.e people are ether very poor or very rich,- russia is the same.
Yes, according to statistices Latvia’s GDP is a bit greater than that of Russia, however when visiting lavia it seemed to me that people were poorer than in Russia.
This could be, because Russia has greater balck market economy, which statistically doesn’t increase GDP per capita, however in reallity standards of living become greater as a result of this>>
You are dodging the question. If you recall, your statement was (quote): “people there are realy poor”. To which I inquired “Compared to what?” And then you go into income disparity, which is something I already know. I’ll repeat my question: People are really poor compared to what? Hell, I am really poor compared to Bill Gates.
Read the response above again, and ask me an intelligent question this time Mr. Scientist….
So, I’ve read it again. Still the same comment: I am asking you about your reference point (look it up), you are talking about income disparity. Sounds like you’re the one full of it.
I am not trying to compare Latvia to any other state!!!!,
We are talking about deficiency of middle class in Latvia,
you are drifting off the subject again!!!!
..Honestly man you should become a politician, with your political outlook and great skills in avoiding the subject, you will fit right in with all the cowboy Neocons…
i used to live there
These cars are nice and flashy, but do they really drive these when it’s snowy/muddy in the streets? Where is their daily beater?
You forgot these:
http://www.limuzini.lv/mail_best/6.jpg
and all from http://www.limuzin.lv/
I thought latvia had the biggest percent of Facists amongst the normal population? don’t you guys have parades in the centre of riga every year where you dress up as SS soliders?
That’s actually very true.
I went there a while ago and I met some locals. I told them that I was from russia, and the bastards started spitting at me. Then I was trinig to save my skin and told them that I was also jewish and that I love Latvia….
That probablly was not a very good idea because I was given a black eye..
Popele of latvia, - please combat any form of racism and discrimination, before your country becomes a nazi state!!!!
And to all the jewish people out there, live this shithole for a civilised country like Israel or UK!!!
Lol, if people hate russians you automatically say you’re a jew? so if anyone is an enemy of the russians their a friend of the jews.
Latvia of all places…. hehehe
Why do latvians ( some of them ) hate russians???? hmmm 50 years of persicution and occupation??? hmm the fact that 50 % of the country is still russian and wont speak latvian…hmmmm
russians in latvia…learn latvian or leave latvia.. in latvia, if you get in a fight, it 99% will be with a russian, if you are shouted at on street for no reason 99% russian…. russians here need change their attitude towards latvia.
It was the latvians who renamed all the streets in Riga to the names of SS officers, Latvians need to change their attitude towards hitler, nazis and russians as a whole… It’s not healthy.
Persecution and occupation my ass, if it was’nt us it would have been the germans, I would have gladly sent latvia off to them, If I had known how much crap you people would stir up in the future, I doubt you would have been any better off being in a german dictatorship than with the USSR.
Better Nazi occupation, than Commie occupation. At least Nazis were clearly the enemy of the Western world.
And, yes, I agree, Allies should have demanded of Commies to get out of Europe - or else.
What do you mean: “At least Nazis were clearly the enemy of the Western world” ?????
Why is that better???, Are you a nazi???
Because, you moron, Allies had no compunction about kicking their asses, that’s why! Having finished off Nazis, they should have done the same to Commies - maybe THEN Russia would have become a civilized nation.
You are a moron, If the newly established Nato were to declare war on the soviet union, you would not even exist..
Don’t you remeber cuban missile crisis?
I had a pretty good chance of not being born one way or the other - it is a pure accident my greatgrandparents survived deportation. Commie peace turned out to be worse than war.
And, incidentally, Cuban Missile Crisis didn’t occur until 1962. Yet, between 1945 and 1949 there was a window of opportunity to smash Leninist Communism once and for all, right after Hitlerist Communism.
So, the Nazis didn’t like the west because they said the British were, and I quote directly from Hitler here: “simply wonderfully Aryan, duckie”, but the Communists loved the west in sticky and disturbing ways as shown by the cold war and all the proxy conflicts?
“who renamed all the streets in Riga to the names of SS officers” - What do you mean?
I know Riga and there definitely are no such streets.
Though, this reminds me of an incident, some maybe 5 years old, which you possibly had in mind.
The head of Simon Wisenthal Centre foundation Mr. Efraim Zuroff was visiting Riga. He came out of his hotel, and saw that he is standing at the “Kaleju” street, as the street name plate told him.
He, reportedly, became very angry and shouted something like “Damn Latvians, they have named the street after the SS murderer of Jews”. He meant SD team led by guy named Kalejs.
What he did not know, was that “kalejs” means “blacksmith” in Latvian. So he, actually, was at the Blacksmith street.
Some good laughter…
By the way, our president Mrs. Freiberga, who had a meeting with him at that time, described him later as rather unpleasant personality, in particular she mentioned having reached certain agreements and coming to certain conclusions during their talks, with Mr. Zuroff after their meeting coming up to mass media with statements of something completely different, contradicting nearly everything they had talked and agreed about.
I deeply regret that latvia was occupied by soviet union.
But why do they still to this day, hate russians?
New generation of russians has nothing to do with the dictators of the past, or occupation of your country.
Russians and Jews too sufered greatlly form repressive KGB and despots that rulled our country for nearlly a century, therefore I think people in your country should not be so ingnorant and understand that we, the new generation, have nothing against your country.
I really hope that we can all live as one peaceful world, wthout and forms of discrimination or prejudice!!!
Are you sure Baltic people hate Russians? No, but everybody has dislike for turds like you who spew crap like “I was there, they gave me a black eye for speaking in Russian” and “they are renaming their streets by SS officers” and “they dress up as Nazi and go on parades”. Try to make something of your huge cesspool of a country and stop trying to make the Baltic states look bad because they want to become decent European countries instead of being the part of your empire.
I couldn’t give a fuck if they wanted to become a civilised eropian nation, however they still got a long way to go…
Thay must stop anti-semitism in the press, discrimination against ethnic russian, and tackle corruption which is on the same level as russia.
Good luck my Baltic friends, you still have a long and dificalt road ahead on the way of making your country a civilised nation…..I wish you all the best!!!!!
1st of all, there is no discrimination. Our state language is Latvian, not Russian. Anyone having learned the language at a primary school level can pass the test and become a citizen. If you are not willing to know the Latvian language at a very basic level, you probably don’t want to be a citizen and don’t need your voting rights. That simple.
Fascism? Them old poor veterans visiting commemoration places?
Our people never got to choose sides. It was either germany or russia, depending on who was looting our villages and mobilizing our youngsters at the moment. They were sometimes forced into battle brother against brother, father against son - on different sides.
anti-semitism in the press? wtf r u talking about?
you’d better turn off them state-owned russian tv channels, you are already f-ed in the head.
And, if you did get a black eye here, it’s probably because of your insulting remarks, not the language.
I can’t believe there are trolls who deliberately produce such outrageous lies.
Go back to kindergarten, or mental institution, whichever suits your level.
Bullshit! There are more Russians living in Riga than Latvians, because Riga was center of Baltic War District of Soviet army. If Latvians would be spitting on every Russian they see, they would drawn. Or, on other side, would endanger their own lives.
Why are you telling this stupid nonsense?
bullshit!
These parades have no connection to Fascist/Nazi things. All those parades are remembrance of soldiers, who fought and died for our country AND NOT for the ideas of Germany or anything else. Nazi and communism can go to hell.
Why there is sometimes negative feelings about Russians? Because lot of the Russians that have stayed in Baltic states, have no respect to country they are living in. In Latvia there are really lot amount if Russians and lot of them don’t respect Latvia. There`s also lot of them, who have lived here almost all his/her life, but they don’t know Latvian language and don’t respect it, what reaction do you expect?
I have nothing against Russians, but often THEY start street fight and similar things and NOT Latvians.
I hate those stupid things that often say Russian politics: “Russians are suppressed in Baltic states”, it`s total lies with no understanding of real situation. And again there`s question: if there is so bad, so why you don`t go back to your Russia, and everybody will be happy?!
But there`s also Russians, that I respect fully, that have learned language or are trying to do it, and respects Latvia.
Very true, same here, speaking as an Estonian. Nobody condones Nazism in any of the Baltic states. But in a democratic country, nobody has the right to forbid a peaceful assembly of war veterans, whether they were the unknowing tools of either totalitarian regime (Third Reich or Stalinist Russia). I don’t see you Russian nationalists having a problem with drunken old men waving red flags in the capitals of Baltic states?
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are nation states (unlike e.g. USA which is, at its very core, a nation of immigrants), the basis of identity, language and sovreignity for Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians. Russians here must respect that fact; otherwise they always have a choice to return to their own native land. But I wonder — they wish to stay here, because the standard of life is much higher, there’s work, and there’s a future.
Nonsense.
I could quote “Dog’s hart” by Bulgakov, where Professor says: “- I advise you not to read Soviet newspapers before lunch.”
You might be interested to see some parts of Soviet movie about Latvian Legion, made in 1965.
Unlike modern violently crazed Russian propaganda, Soviets had much more objective and sensible view. And they knew better, if you ask me. No modern Russian extremist shit about them being Nazis or murderers. Just soldiers.
YouTube:
“Камень и осколки” - Встреча.
“Камень и осколки” - В окопах.
“Камень и осколки” - Драка.
“Камень и осколки” - Взаперти.
“Камень и осколки” - Найден.
“Камень и осколки” - Поезд.
Only a couple of them are really expensive ones. There is nothing “exclusive” in most of them. In fact, some of them are simply miserable (Cadillac’s, Ford Thunderbird and, of course, the Humvee). And I would add the Corvette to the list.
That old Cadillac can handle any road in Latvia with a ride like a magic carpet. The T-Bird is more practical than most of the others for a fraction of the price.
That old Cadillac is not worth a penny. You can get it for free on a junk yard (gas will cost a fortune though). And what’s so practical about the Ford? “At just 3.9Liters of displacement and a bodyweight of over 3700 lb, combined with rather poor gearing choice, it made for a feel more akin to a large luxury car than to a sport coupe.” Is that what you call “practical”?
Sold! I’ll take the Cadillac covertible for a penny. You may take your pick of the others. I’ll have more fun in a year with that ragtop and spend less on gas than you will spend making one payment on yours. As for the Bird? It is a remake of the original isn’t it? The 57 T-Bird was also underpowered and overweight. Many of the owners were teenagers in 1957. They ordered theirs with automatic transmissions. Do you think they care about gearing choices? The new T-Bird is a dream car that is relatively inexpensive. Fords automobiles are what they have always been, a good car for the money that a working person can afford.
I understand that everyone has their own taste. But cheap cars are cheap. They look cheap, they drive cheap, they pollute the environment. Ford isn’t famous for his cars. He’s famous for his conveyors. Fortunately, Detroit is dying (http://rankyspanky.com/2007/03/27/detroit)
I would take that C5 Z06 Corvette over the Aston Martin or Maserati. I have owned many European high end cars and I have learned my lesson. They are pure crap when it comes to reliability. My M5 mechanic became such good friend that he stood up in my wedding. European cars have declined, while American quality is on the rise.
Boring topic.
DIGG: http://digg.com/world_news/Cars_of_Latvia_pictures
Such a boring topic and such an easy minded person: ¿who may think there’s a link between expensive cars and country’s wealth?
PS: He just had to show several cars twice to keep up his funny pretensions high
I don’t understand.
Latvia is not Russia.
People have cars, sometimes more extravagant/expensive, sometimes not.
So what’s the reason for this provocative entry?
So its ok to make fun of russia, and make anti-semitic statments on this site, but when it comes to making fun of your country,- you call it provocative???
what the hell are you babbling about? go see a shrink or smth, I’m not from Latvia, I’m definitely not anti-semitic and I don’t try to justify crap “because everyone’s doing it”.
man I hate demagogues with flawed logic.
So why is this a provocative entry???
it is provocative because 1) it gives a perfect reason for scum like you to pour crap around like Latvia is a country with a third-world attitude, anti-semitic, blah blah blah 2) it’s about Latvia (which is an independent country), not Russia. hell, why aren’t there blog entries about Tokyo and Japan, even though Russia still has Kuril islands?
Dude, calm down..
I have nothing against Latvia, I just had a relly bad and unplesant experiance in this country, and saw open formes of anti-semitism, and fascism!!
I feel it’s my civil duty to inform peole travelling to this country about the dangers it has…
Every country has its probles, Latvia has problems with Nazis…that’s all..
Interesting though, that you have to be a Russian to see that. And also, whoever doesn’t see the Soviet soldier as the liberator, appears to be Nazi.
Another interesting thing is, that of those 100+something neonazis, a couple explicitly managed to find you and harass you. Stop the bullshit again, will you?
You don’t really have to argue and answer me, you’ve proven my point.
I don’t believe, that you were in Latvia.
Where did u see “open formes of anti-semitism, and fascism”???
Only Russians is Nazis. And that is true problem.
You know, what Latvia the nazi country? There there live Russian which were born in Latvia and have lived there 40 and more years, however it is forbidden to them to vote on elections and forbidden to borrow the state posts. And it is more than such people 400000! It not a joke! All of them have given out special passports (violet color) there is specified the-AILENS!
Sick!!!
Remind me of a the “Yellow Badge” used ot identify jews in Nazi Germany!!
They, together with Lithuania, should be kicked out of the EU, untill they become a civilized nation!!!!
Yep, there is a fraction that have lived here for 40+ years and have considered it an awful burden to learn the state language at least at a kindergarten level.
See, Russia refused to pay pensions to retired USSR militants residing in Latvia, therefore Latvia had to take up the burden. Thus there are people that don’t like the country but cannot go back to Russia, where they would probably become bums and starve to death.
And there are a lot of others that just haven’t bothered to take the exam - they’re well off anyway and quite busy, working in banks, for example, many of which are bilingual here. Government service is quite underpaid after all :)a
A Chrysler Crossfire is hardly an ‘exotic’ car
It exotic in latvia….LOL!!
Latvia - is a real poor country. Some exclusive cars are not a parameter of country riches. All european cars in countries of EC costs cheaper, than in Russia because of high level of import duty on cars. My friend from Riga have bought new Opel Vectra 2,4 TD for 12000 Euro, for example this car in St-Petersburg costs about 25000… Thats why you have this photos.
Go to the Moscow or St-Petersburg, pass through the central streets… You just will tired to do similar photos.
LOL
russian trolls really don’t know when to stop lying, do they?
http://opel.ascar.ee/andmed.php?menu=pricelist&mud_id=173
divide prices by 15.6 and you get the price in euros.
same price level in latvia as well.
not to mention there doesn’t seem to be a 2.4td model either.
the only thing really interesting is that he was able to shoot two grown women dressed up exactly the same like mothers dress their twins up when they’re infants cuz they think it’s cute.
after the human race has destroyed their precious civilization these cars will make lovely habitats for rats and roaches.
It will not be long if “cynical bastard” is a true representation of US public…..
People like him, not onlly want another cold war, but they encourage it, and this time it might not be so cold!!!
People, make love not war, take an example form me and finnish…
He’s not.
So that’s where all the expensive cars stolen from Finland & Sweden go!!!
There is a MAJOR difference between being a rich country and having rich people in your country. We all know Latvia is relatively poor so the only thing your proving in your post is that there is a very large divide between the rich and the poor. Much like in African countries and every other third world nation. It is NOTHING to be proud of.
I drive through extremely exclusive communities here in the US and you rarely see cars like that. Youll see a ferrari every once in a while but it still stands out. Reason why is car is not a big thing in america. Everyone here can afford a car, unlike in some places in the world….
the cynical bastard is a moron.
next thing is that US would’ve never beat russia in WW2 or following WW2.
that’s a simple fact for you. for some reason you’re really not liking russia and russians, and that’s ur complex and it’s your problem.
so fukk off.
and someone before said that russia is not to be fukked with and i totally agree. all you foreigners who pretend to understand russia and russian history know fukk all about the nature of a russian man, and you never will.
it takes one to know and understand one.
and if u ‘cynical bastard’ have such a problem with russia, then don’t come to this site and pollute it with your brain vomit.
Yeah, think what you like. Truth is, the West can survive without Russia (as I alluded to elsewhere, U.S. has about 1,000 years worth of coal reserves, and oil-to-coal technology can produce the stuff for $40/ barrel TODAY). West has ingenuity, and THAT beats brute force and bluff every time. Russia without West… yeah, I imagine it could, too… as a hellhole like North Korea. That is, assuming that cutting off imports of luxuries won’t lead to a civil war… and that would be scary. No, we’re not doing you a favor by buying your oil at inflated prices, but we’re doing it out of enlightened self-interest: who needs a civil war in a nuclear country?
Russia can survive without the west and it did for the last 1000 years kid.
Due to multiple wars with the west(sweden, germany, france to name the major), the east (mongols, japanese,) and the south (turks, tatars and the like) we’ve proved that we can stand alone and independent.
My friend, again, you don’t seem to know Russian history very well, and you have no idea what sort of minds we have, and that those minds not only can be compared to the west in all ways, but at times they even exceed the minds in the west in certain parameters.
Importing luxury goods from the west is very nice of course, but then we haven’t got much quarrell with our western european neighbours…and what do we import from the US????????? I mean, what can you guys really make better than the Europeans or the Japanese and Koreans…. ur cars are mediocre at best, electronics are crap, clothes?… for the most part averge americans got no sense of fashion…
And you know, in a couple of decades, China will be able to produce similar quiality goods at much lower prices anyway, so who needs foreign exports from over the hill??
When you say things like “we buy russia’s crap cause we’re so smart” you sound very stupid, cynical bastard. and your words have nothing to do with you being stupid, i’m sure you’re not that dumb. they have everything to do with you being ignorant.
You know, as of now, Russia can not survive without the West. Cut off imports, pull out Western capital, and you have a major civil war on your hands. Pity, it had a good chance in the spring of 1917. And, no, there wouldn’t be a major suffering in the West if Russia were embargoed - my argument stands. If it hurts your pride - tough shit.
As for the stuff U.S. makes… I’ll be the first one to admit that American cars are crap (OK, Mustangs and Corvettes exempted). Trucks, on the other hand… And, sure, we don’t make electronics, we make designs that make it possible in the first place. Research and development is king, m’friend. If you have the know-how, ramping up production is only a matter of effort; if you don’t have it, you’re shit out of luck. A question for ya, though: care to name ONE Russian company that is known internationally? No, Gazprom, Yukos and other resource outfits don’t qualify. Hmmmm… Lada, I think, is well known… as a laughing stock, but that’s about it.
BTW, to put that China thing in perspective: the ENTIRE economy of China last year was LESS than GROWTH of the U.S. economy alone.
are you a complete moron or something?
1. nothing hurts my feelings, and i am speaking out of knoweledge
2. chinese economy is 2nd in the world (behind US) by GDP, and it’s growing at 10% yearly. american is growing by about 4%. so I don’t know what kind of crazy moronic math you studied…but i’m sorry u’r full of you know what!
3. who’s gonna cut off russia kid? who? you? the yanks are gonna cut us off? go soil ur pants! we export what to you? nothing!..so go f*** urself. europe isnt cutting us off cause they can’t and won’t, they know better than that.
4. you make what that makes what possible? viagra? you forgot who invented the table of elements boy!
5. kid. since when does a country’s heart go by the companies it has? now, there’s ur true yank BS, all is nothing but money and shit.. where’s your heart boy? why don’t argue with me about something else, some other parameter that defines a country? (if you must - multiple weapons companies/software companies/plane manufacturers)
we also export proper culture in the face of literature, music, ballet and brilliant history - for those who care to know.
like it’s history… it’s spirit… traditions… something real man. everyone can make money, but not every country can keep honor and independence. look how rich Rome was, and look what happened to that. money and economy is all for nothing if your country hasn’t got honor and heart.
and i know america does, at least some americans do.
you don’t. you have neither heart no honor, and that’s why you argue about shit.
ur a poor sampling of a western mind. i almost regret i was swearing at you before. no need to waste my feelings on you.
it should be above a proper russian to be swearing at wankers like urself, so i’ll stop.
OK, pal, you don’t deserve an answer, but I’ll bite anyways.
1. Good for you
2. China is 4th, and if you count per capita, it’s not even in the top 100. Sure, I overstated the figs a bit, but China’s economy is still only about 15% of the U.S. It’s easy to grow exponentially when you don’t have any economy.
3. Nobody. For the reasons I stated earlier. Who needs a civil war in that Upper Volta? But, France is 80% nuclear and can go 100% once greenies get the realities. Biofuel is also taking off (I can buy biodiesel two blocks from my house), so… enjoy your oil while there is market.
4. Viagra, too. Thanks to American pharma industry, you can have at least some kind of sex.
5. Heart? Is it from that “unique way”, “mysterious Russian soul”, “ты меня уважаешь?” opera? No wonder Russia is so fucked up - there are tried and true models, and then there is Russian way of doing things. Oh-wow, running with scissors over garden rakes seems to be the national sport…
“А также в области балета мы впереди планеты всей…” What-fucking-ever. And, yes, America does have more spirit than you could imagine (hell, that’s what made it rich in the first place), but over there, it’s the other kinds of spirits you prefer, right? Mostly 80-proof, made out of denatured alcohol?
hey ‘pal’, you don’t deserve an answer period. i’ve got a life to run to.
so, u know russian, so ur probably one and u live in the west. immigration? sorry man. shame u feel bitter about ur country - tough shit. maybe ur better off in the west.
or ur from one of the former soviets…..well sorry as well, ur problem.
unlikely that you’re a yank who speaks russian….if u are, good on you.
good luck bitching at other people, i’m bitter i’ve wasted my time on u.
answer ur own points there urself.
Who yer callin’ a “Yank”, pardner? Ah am a redneck!
Be carefull that someone doesn’t smash your skull with a skull smasher later in your life for your cleverness! your majesty!
Russia does NOT depend on foreign investment as heavily as the U.S.. The economy of the U.S. is tied to foreign investment and foreign loans. If China wanted to, they could pull out their money and the U.S. would be in a great depression, which isn’t unlikely considering the shaky relations between the two. I don’t know where you get this shit from, but you are full of it.
I believe there is misunderstanding of the China Influence on the US market and on the world as the whole. The only truly problematic issue would be when China stops producing goods for US & EU companies ( e.g. electronics and stuff) the rest is really a tiny problem.
Open your eyes. You are truly clueless.
Chort! All these economical, scientifical Know-it-alls on one site, I have stumbled on on to a gold mine of wisdom. It just befuddles my addled brain. But, here is a scenario for you. Let’s say that economy of USA stops growing and maybe shrinks by 5%. China looses it’s primary export market and it’s economy screeches to a halt. Guess what that all does to the price of oil. And where does Russia figure in to this scenario? Does anyone remember 1998?
And China is gonna call in their loans and set this in motion? Possible, but not likely. As long as they are willing to finance the growth of the US economy, all the major players win! And Russia, too!
Did Bingboy have to go all the way back to Mendeleev to come up with a real contribution to the world by a Russian? No, I didn’t think so.
Go back to school. China loses its “Primary” export market. That primary gap is shrinking by the day, and it has plenty of places in the world to ship it’s products. America is increasingly dependent on China, not the other way around.
Here’s the real scenario.
-China calls in it’s loans.
-America’s economy grinds to a halt while China sits on Trillions in Capital.
-Chinese capital transfers from China to Oil producing nations, while American economy struggles to replace it’s main importer of everything.
-End result, everyone but the U.S. benefits.
“As long as they are willing to finance the growth of the US economy, all the major players win! And Russia, too!”
What makes you think they are willing to support America over other nations? Their actions say otherwise.
Chort yourself.
BTW, Rising oil prices benefits Russia. It has plenty of natural resources to go around.
Well, if I had any more time to waste here, I’d wager you on how this century plays out. But, alas, I have a life, so I’ll leave the keyboard wars to all you wankers. Caio.
Good, cause you are also wasting my time with your spineless arguments.
Bingcherries is completely right. you know who works in america for all of those great corporations? russians. go to silicon valley and take a look around, the engineers are russian, indian and asian. i lived there for ten years - and not an american in sight. literally. if US has power its due to the strength of the other nations. Everyone knows that russians are known for our scientists and mathematicians.
My cousin and her family lives in Latvia. She is working as a school teacher, her husband goes to Western Europe twice a year and does all sorts of odd jobs there. They are poor by american standards but by Latvian they are middle class. They live in 2 room appartments with 2 kids (17,15, 5 yr.old). Only poor immigrants live like this in the US.
No, that sounds more like “poor” by Latvian standards as well. And you mean to tell me that people don’t live in apartments in cities of USA? Perhaps try visiting a country before starting to badmouth it.
Latvia looks so clean and well kept as opposed to Russia which looks like a giant sewer.
I went to Warsaw last month - having been in Poland the last time in 1991 - and I was really surprised how much and how quickly it has advanced in this really short period of time.I think this is the same in the baltic states and many other former east-european countries.
I think these countries deserve our respect as westerners and that is probably the reason why the photos of the cars were published here.The guy who photographed these cars in Latvia is proud of it and he has got all reason being proud.
I hope that it will only be question of some more years until the entire population benefits from the economical growth !
БЛЯ ЗАЕБАЛИ РЕЧИ ТУТ ТОЛКАТЬ ЭКОНОМИСТЫ ЕБАНЫЕ ИДИТЕ ХУЙ СОСИТЕ У БАБУИНОВ
whatever keeps your hormones rising boy. true to the russian spirit eh?
Фу бля нашёл чем удивить. Я живу в засранном провинциальном городке. Так у нас и то ездеет порше карреа джей ти. Кстати единственная машина проданная по официальным каналам. А этих хамеров и кадилаков хоть жопой жри. Не говоря про мерсы бэхи и другие порше. Особенно каены, куда не плюнь одни каены, мода на них что ли.
I have some photo from Latvian cars kindly sent to me by Max from Riga at http://www.pl8s.org. Would you mind sharing some photos of the vehicles with personalized licence plates with my collection? Please email to pl8s.org@gmail.com.
@ “I am” and “Roman”:
If you write your posts in Russian in this forum,you are unfortunately excluding everybody who does not know this language.Like me for a pity.
I have learned four foreign languages beside my native one,but of course there are hundrets more which I don´t know,Russian is one of them.Do you blame me for it ?
here is a translation for you, БЛЯ ЗАЕБАЛИ РЕЧИ ТУТ ТОЛКАТЬ ЭКОНОМИСТЫ ЕБАНЫЕ ИДИТЕ ХУЙ СОСИТЕ У БАБУИНОВ means “fuck ims fucking sick of these speeches here about economics go suck some dicks you fuckers”. yea its not too pretty .
the other one by roman transaltes to this: “ew fuck what is he trying to impress us with. i live in a small town in the province and even here there are porshes and other fancy cars left and right. … “. he goes on to talk about hummers and mercedes swearing all along the way.
Thank you for the translation Elena…but I think I won´t comment this any further.
Some peoples thinks that if you don’t have a bently in forecourt, 1000$ in wallet and Hennessey on table that you are poor… Total idiots. But I live in Latvia and I’m happy. i got everything I want and unfucked nature. But most important - most beautiful girls in Europe ;D
Totaly agree with previous comment
Allright,
for those who blame the Baltic States for “supporting fascism” - there were relatively few people from our countries who fought on a German side during WW2. Actually, in Lithuania we didn’t have any voluntary SS unit. And those people shouldn’t be considered as Nazis - their main goal was to fight against Stalin, because one single year (1940-1941) of Soviet occupation had already proven to be a hell on earth. So, the choice was really bad, and our small countries were trapped into real meatgrinder. German Nazis also claimed “Liberation”, but it was the same occupation. When Red Army pushed Germans from our countries, they called it also “Liberation”. Actually, it was just RE-OCCUPATION, and no one was asking our opinion. The same thing happened in a greater part of Eastern Europe.
Baltic States suffered heavily during WW2 and following years (Stalin’s genocide, mass repressions etc.). Our small countries had lost around 30% of our population. So, nobody should blame us if we call Russians “occupants” as well. Germans lost the war and admitted their guilt. in modern Russia, they feel sad because USSR collapsed and blame Baltic States for telling the truth. Russians make a big scandal out of every patriotic action in Riga, Tallinn or Vilnius and call this “Fascism” BUT somehow in Russia there are far more extremists and almost weekly people in Russia get killed just because of their nationality and skin color. Modern Russia is becoming a pro-fascist state with their KGB leader ahead. It’s a shame.
how such positiv pics could lead to ALL THIS B..T?
THINK POSITIVE
and life will be easier
haha..atradis ar ko lepoties. mulkis taads. pat nabadziigajaa kambozhaa brauc ar ekskluziiviem dzhipiem, bet beerni tur mirst badaa. vieniigais ko Tu tagad izdariiji ir paraadiiji cik tumsoniigi un sekli meedz buut cilveeki no Latvijas! Tieshi deelj taviem uzskatiem!!!
emm..great website!
Well numbers that are not manipulated in any way give a pretty accurate representation of how a country is doing. For example I just read on automotivenews.com that Latvian new car sales market has increased 11% past month, while rest of European market has stagnated.
Latvia is on the right track, people there like to spend money, go out, and they’re well educated. These are the contributing factors to Latvia’s healthy economic expansion. Latvia is adjusting well.
First, I would excuse me for my bad english. To Boris. Ur making here a big annticampaign against Latvia! The called SS soldiers that meat in Riga are not SS soldiers, but old men who were battling in german army, mostly in SA. They r there to remember and to show, that for Latvia and the Baltic states Russia was, is and will be the bigest fret. And about that russian jewesh thing: latvians dont hit russians, its rather otherwise here in Latvia. And when we r speaking about jews, those who live in latvia (russian jews), we dont like them, but we dont hit them, cos they helped Russia to ocupie our country in the past and do it know to. If that is true what ur saying, about that latvians hit russians, then why ur people dont drive back to there stupid poor country, if ur saying that Latvia is economicly situated as same as Russia??? The only fashists here in Latvia r russions. And remember Boris, the most skinheads (red fashists) are in russia, so please stfu!!!!
Super cars i think i,m must visit Latvia
What about the Litinenko case? It is acceptable for one State to carry out its executions on the soil of another State without prior consultation?
Sorry, I meant Litvinenko (the ex-KGB agent who became a UK citizen and was poisoned with a dose of radioactive “Pollonium 210.” Scotland Yard investigations indicate that the FSB agent Andrey Lugovoi (who was in London and met Litvinenko at the time he was poisoned.) UK has called for his extradition to face charges, and the Kremlin accuse UK of deliberate provokation; meanwhile Lugovoi has been “fast tracked” for a seat in the Duma, where he would be exempt from prosecution (he only has to take care mow if he travels abroad.) The saga continues….
So the real question is, in Lativa, on a daily basis, will I see more beautiful cars or more beatiful women?
Women. Definitely. Scandinavian type mostly.
I thought we were talking about Latvians, Russians and Jews here? :p
bitch muafuaka dont like it go bak to your home .. russia… yes i said russia. callin us fascists n wut not.. get the fuk out.. .. i mean shit..i mean its unhealthy for your heart.. your blood pressure is rising.. man like u stressin ur self out man.. man it aint communist country nomore.. so shit go to communist russia and live .. collect ure communist pension ,,n buy som bread n baloney, instead of vodka ,, get your mind on the track man.. shit
latvia to latvian!! sales popofs
You Englishs loosers, if you do not understand nothing, than shut up, nobody do not needs you uk countryside pigs
I live in Latvia all my life, 24 years and simply i could say that people who get all these cars are just 1/1000 of all population. Other population could not afford to get their children to school, cause books are expensive and all official rumors that education is for free is just lies, cause teachers are for free but not everything else. Yes, we have millionaires and billionaires, but mostly we have people with very small salary.
and what we could think about country, which have biggest luxury cars percent in all Europe but country is the poorest country in European Union.
Wow, im sitting in the airport waiting to fly to Riga, for the first time (I am American). I don’t even want to go now. Be nice to people, don’t hate, and eventually we will live in a decent world.
Btw, OP, good job on your photography.
Chrysler Crossfire … an exotic … hahaha … dumb ass russkies!
Comon guys, lets be serious - these “Latvian cars” belong to Russian mafia. Its the same with “pretty Latvian girls” - Russian prostitutes (or simply whores) in fact.
la lettonie aux lettons fuck the red!!!!
latvia to latvian people !! j encule les rouges!!!
BORIS what the hell are u talking about??!!!!!!
tell me where the hell did u get the information that latvians hate jews??????
Latvians are neutral to jews just like to all nationalities…
REMEMBER!!!!! WE HATE NAZIS AND COMMUNISTS!!!!!!!!!!
nazis=communists
fukc u all russians
I would shoot in the head the prick driving under registration plates USSR… stab him in neck that fuckin russian dicksucker
There is another dickhead (owner of a Russian nightclub) like this in Riga (capital of Latvia). He drives around in his car sporting number plate “CCCP”, which is “USSR” in Russian alphabet.
I just wonder why they are not afraid that someone can smash the windshield of their car with a shovel. People are too patient and tolerant, that’s the problem.
F#ckin’ Russkie shitheads…
im 2nd generation latvian. born in the US.
seems like there’s a lot of tension between the ppl in the baltic states & russia.
for obvious reasons(ww2).
but when it comes down to it people are just people.
large corporations and government cannot represent an individual.
i mean hell my boyfriend is russian/italian and my best friend is russian/german/something else.
so its whatever. at least in california.
doesnt matter your nationality. we still love you <3
the aston martin wins
I am italian and I lived and worked in Latvia for more than three years now. During this period I had to deal mostly with latvians, russians, germans, british, swedish, finnish, swiss and other italians.
What I can tell you is that among these people, belonging to many different countries, I met both good and bad folks. I had to deal with really nice latvians but with latvian idiots as well. And the same goes for the russians and the other people… even between my own countrymen italians!
What I want to tell you is that you cannot point at a country and say: they are all idiots! …and hate them all.
Idiots are -everywhere- but so are nice people! Remember that! Unfortunately hate has never brought anything good to the world.
Stupid Ivan’s ussr Aston Martin
Sorry to say that but Latvia is STILL a poor country. Poor as f*ck. The fact that there are many expensive cars (and therefore rich people) means nothing if the middle class doesn’t exist at all. And the wealth of a country is measured by the size of the middle class. In Latvia there are a lot of rich people but the great majority are broke as hell compared to other european countries. I really hope the situation will get better one day but I can’t stand people saying that “their country is not poor because there are expensive cars around”… that’s just IDIOCY at its finest!
Latvians are very ignorant and racist. I visited recently and had very bad experience.
I’m English and lived in Riga.
The government is riddled with the nastiest, greediest and most spiteful people I have ever had contact with.
The language policies –
If you come and tug your brow to a panel of moderators, pass a language test (that a significant proportion of Latvians wouldn’t pass) then you can a have citizenship to a country you where born in… And yes at the same time Canadian and Australians with Latvian grand parents who can barely muster a sentence in Latvian are given citizenship on the spot!
Now you can understand why many Russians won’t beg a bunch of spotty nationalists for a Latvian passport. Incidentally, I didn’t meet a Russian under sixty who couldn’t speak Latvian fluently.
hehe, sick shit
I’m starting to get used to the propagation that comes from the Kremlin side.
There is nothing much we can do about it
And… not that I care much about it.
Peace.
Hi, The third picture down: What model BMW is that? Its very nice looking..
Thanks,
Chris
Latvia is the poorest country in EUROPE. But cars mean a lot here, so you might not have a house or a even a flat but you must drive a good car or else you are SHIT!
Where is your Latvia NOW?!
in deeep deeeeeep shit…
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whatever keeps your hormones rising boy. true to the russian spirit eh?http://www.spotesyalar.com
latvia to latvian!! sales popofs
Mitsuoka Le Seyde wins! As well as Aston martin. The best looking cars ever.
I enjoyed reading it. I need to read more on this issue…I am admiring the time and effort you put in your blog, because it is apparently one great place where I can find lot of reusable info..
I must agree russia would be much better country if comunism was defeated, however, you must consider that at that time nuclear wepons allredy played a huge role in the arsenal of both countries..
And may I say, you seem to be more anti-russain rather than anti-soviet, becouse you seem to hate the current russia even more….Hmmm..
When? First Soviet nuke was tested in 1949 - U.S. tested 8 by then. One B-29 with one bomb, set for airburst at 3,000 feet over Kremlin would have done Russia a huge favor.
And, yes, I am anti-Russian - and will be, until it becomes a civilized nation. You know, “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”. Not in my lifetime, most likely. Moses had a good idea with his desert tour.
Oh, and has it ever occurred to you that there is no word in modern Russian for “liberty”?
Do you propose, that the west should have fought with both Germany and Russia at the same time??? LOL
Incidentally, have you ever visited Cuba?……Ofcource not, because if US citizens were allowed to visit Cuba, - sick anti-cuban US propoganda would not work, because people would see how much Cuba has been repressed in the hands of american dictators.
Liberty - LOL, how many undemocratic amendments did you constitution have??
Viva Cuba!!!!!
Hes a jew it explains it all.
Yes ok, you go and hate russia you poor persecuted brighton beach jew… I guess if you stop hating them your community will stop giving you low percentage loans in their banks? and life in New odessa will become a bit of ah ell now wont it.
*sob*
If you want a to argue so much about himan rights abuses and civilixation go away, leave to http://www.englishchina.com or somewhere else so we dont see you
No, I propose that Germans (were they smarter) should have surrendered to the Allies right after Normandy landings (or even before that) on a condition of dismantling Nazi state and go - with the Allied help - into containment mode in the East. Worked for Italy, y’know, and if von Tresckow and Olbricht had their way, could have worked for Germany, too.
No, I haven’t visited Cuba (and no, I am not a U.S. citizen, so I just might, just to stick it to people like you), but a close family friend has. Without reciting his stories, I’ll ask you one question: OK, if Cuba is such a paradise, why they all want to come to such a hellhole as Florida? And, by the way, much of anti-Cuban propaganda (true or not, irrelevant) comes from politicos whoring to - get this - Cuban emigrants. Democracy in action, I guess, see below.
OK, repeat after me: “Liberty does not equal democracy”. As Ben Franklin (I think) said, “Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” And - may it be an eye-opener for you - U.S. is NOT a democracy. It’s (supposed to be) a constitutional republic. Do I need to explain the difference?
What-fucking-ever.
Yea that attitude will help a lot to bring people together…especially the hating part you really mastered it….keep up the good work….maybe your hate will transform antagonist nature of humans, in that case the Russians, and they finally realize that they will need to shape up to satisfy your tough standards……dude you need to get a life and some serious help…..those kind of opinions will lead you to a dangerous pass…..in any case go and get laid or something….to much negative energy…..its spring…..
Your perception of Russia is completely backwards. It is not to be fucked with. It stands on its own, and follows it’s own path. The West, Allies, whatever, can not and will not decide it’s direction. When pushed, it will push back even harder. Once you understand this you will see that all that what you said should have been done after the war, is impossible.
Your description of democracy and liberty is extremely funny but true. I am American and have utmost respect for the Russian people as a whole. One cannot judge the Russian people
by the conduct of Stalin. The Russian people and the rest of Eastern Europe all suffered economically and politically as a result of the failed attempts of the Corrupt Communist Bureaucracy. For the past 20 years your world has changed dramatically and will continue to do so as the middle class becomes larger and larger. There will always be a high class and a poverty class but success depends on the growth and welfare of the middle class. Good luck to all of you. And don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t believe that god exists. Science will never prove that our earth could happen by accident. email me at brnyboo@yahoo.com
Is that how you win your arguments Mr. Scientist, buy saying “What-fucking-ever”???
I am not going to bother arguing with you any longer, - you seem to be purposlly talking about a complitlly diferen topic..
Goodbye..
Yean, yeah, yeah… Unique path, blah blah blah. We, rednecks, call it deja moo - “I think I’ve heard that bull before”.
Then again, Hitler was following his own unique path (Godwyn alert!), and so are Mumbo-Jumbo savages. Oh, yeah, I forgot, Russia was a good pal of Hitler, too, and the only allies to Russia now ARE wannabe Hitlers and other assorted savages. That kinda makes sense in a twisted way…
Do not make steriotypes my friend, I am a jew (not zeonist) and I have nothing against russia!!!
cynical bastard is just a dumb texas moron like Texas1!!
Russian jews are good, russian jews who move to the states become strange and demented…like this one. Nothing against you, i
I just hate 60% of brighton beach…
They (Jews from New York) call us the unfortunate few…
The interesting thing is, that I was making more money in Russia, than I currently am making in London…LOL
Take me back, my slav friends!!!
That’s the same attitude that got you fucked up in Iraq.
Hell, they are coming to you as fast as they can. Bless their mysterious Russian souls, they steal as much as they can and then escape that shithole as fast as possible.
No, it’s the “nation-building” (not to mention posturing by certain Dubya) that got us in trouble. Frankly, that mess shouldn’t have started in the first place. But, Dubya (together with his pal Putin?) was interested in high oil price, so there we have it.
WTF are you talking about? Putin warned “Dubya” to not go to Iraq. Fuck, the whole world told him the same thing. His attitude of “We are American’s. We are right and the world is wrong. We must correct everyone to be like us.” Is what got him in trouble. And that is the same attitude that you have.
“Nation building”… what did you think it would be…. drop a few bombs, kill a few Iraqi’s, and its over?
Redneck mentality at it’s best.
Frankly, I don’t care what Putin said. Simple question: did he benefit from higher oil prices or did he not? The answer should be obvious to anyone with two neurons to rub together.
And, yes, I’ll be the first one to say Dubya is an idiot. Or maybe he is a lot smarter than it seems, acting like an idiot for the public only. I am still undecided.
Putin doesnt not equal russia, just ass Bush does not represent americans. please dont equate a contries president to its people. int this case- both are idiots and embarrassements to thier countries.
Tough…
Boris to say poor there have to be comparisment, how otherwise you know what is poor and whats rich… besides comparing Latvia to Russia where people are living better that is nonsense - do research more carfully and stop defending your country…