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Statue of Lithuania’s national symbol Vytis to be erected in Kaunas by July 6

December 28, 2017 BNS 0

The mayor of Kaunas and the Vytis Support Foundation signed on Thursday an agreement for a statue of the Lithuanian national symbol Vytis, originally proposed for Vilnius’ central Lukiškių Square, to be erected in Lithuania’s second-biggest city by July 6, 2018. […]

R. Bogdanas. Snakes and Žemininkai

December 13, 2017 Ramunas Bogdanas 0

The Lukiškių Square was declared a representational state square in 1999. However every place, just as every individual has its own biography. It can be erased and hidden or it can display deep links to […]

Indrė Makaraitytė. Who will ride the Vytis to the presidential elections?

December 8, 2017 Indre Makaraityte 0

The Seimas State Historical Memory Commission announced this week that it will seek a Seimas ruling that the Vytis should be placed in Lukiškių Square. Not only “Farmer” historian Arūnas Gumuliauskas stands behind this initiative, […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]