The “Slavic Historical Society of Riga” (SHSR) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization. It is officially registered in Latvia on March 28, 1996.
The main objectives of the SHSR are to study and popularize the history of the Slavic peoples in the territory of Latvia.
Boris Infantyev was the first chairman of the SHSR. At present the organization is headed by Oleg Pukhlyak.