Purvciems

Purvciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. Its name literally translates as "Marsh Village". [Latvian Online Dictionary - http://dictionary.site.lv/] It is located on the east bank of the River Daugava, to the east of the City Centre and is defined roughly as the area between A. Deglava Iela and Biernieku Iela. [Riga Map - http://www.balticlines.lv/images/map_riga.gif] The area is characterised by apartment blocks from the late Soviet and early independence years (1980s–1990s), though there is also some detached housing. The district is mainly—though not exclusively—Russian-speaking. [cite journal | last = Novikova | first = Irina | year = 2005 | title = "Babushka" in Riga: Age and Power in Russian-speaking Translocal Contexts | journal = Sociologija: Mintis ir veiksmas | volume = 2005 | issue = 1 | pages = 82–94 | issn = 1392-3358 | doi = | oclc = | url = http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/getdocument.aspx?logid=5&id=2a51d895-d180-44f3-b6c2-3bf445cc5143 | format = PDF | accessdate = 2008-03-06 ] Domina Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre in the Baltic states, located in the North-West side of Purvciems.

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