Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights Archives

Lithuania made new friend during papal visit, first leader says

September 24, 2018 BNS 0

It’s difficult yet for Lithuania to fully understand the meaning of Pope Francis‘ visit, and the Holy Father should leave Lithuania having become its friend, Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis says. […]

Pope sends message that history isn’t forgotten, can’t be repeated – Lithuanian president

September 20, 2018 BNS 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Pope Francis will pay homage to the region’s painful history during his visit to Lithuania this weekend and will send a message that we cannot allow a repetition of crimes committed by the totalitarian regimes. […]

Pope will send important message of respect for Soviet terror victims, archbishop says

September 19, 2018 BNS 0

Pope Francis will send an important message to the world from Vilnius when he will pay respect to victims of Soviet terror, Kaunas Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius says. […]

Lithuania announces papal visit’s official program

July 9, 2018 BNS 0

The official program of Pope Francis‘ upcoming visit to Lithuania has been announced on Thursday. […]

Seimas willing to rename Genocide Museum into Occupation Museum

March 23, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s parliament took yet another step to rename the Genocide Museum located in the former KGB building in central Vilnius into the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights. […]

“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 […]

Citus experts: Housing demand surpasses the results of the past two years – buyers of the economic segment are returning

October 13, 2024 0

In the last quarter of the year, the number of new housing units (apartments and terraced houses) sold in Vilnius in the economy class was 50% higher than in April–June, according to preliminary data from […]