Talk that a girl with too dark-a-skin met the pope is a catastrophic precedent of which Pope Francis has warned. If examples like this surface again in Lithuania the country will be hit by another […]
In a few days, the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the Vilnius ghetto will be marked. How should Lithuania act toward monuments to nazi collaborators, who fought for Lithuanian freedom? Lithuania has recently appeared […]
Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas has been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website. […]
Allusions to alleged Nazism of one’s opponent are characteristic to debates on values in Lithuania and beyond. “That’s what Hitler did!”, “That’s Nazi thinking!” – We often read in texts and hear on talk shows. […]
Lithuania will this year take part in this year’s London Book Fair together with Latvia and Estonia, for the first time in the format. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will Monday confer a state award upon prominent poet, publicist, essayist and translator Tomas Venclova. […]
The Cold War ended in a defeat for the Soviet Union but in a victory for Russia and it is a crucial distinction, says Lithuanian author and Yale University Professor Emeritus Tomas Venclova. […]
At a press conference in Trakai following the annual Russian opposition forum, Lithuanian commentators shared their insights into the results of this year’s discussions. The annual forum invites Russian intellectuals, public figures, journalists and other individuals to discuss Russia’s situation, its future and its relationship with the West. […]
Russia cannot last long in its present state of “quasi-war” with the West, says Lithuanian poet and Yale professor Tomas Venclova. The tension will lead to a collapse within a few years, he believes. […]
On 1 December in Warsaw, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita presented the Jerzy Giedroyc award to Tomas Venclova, the Lithuanian poet, translator, publicist, and a well-known figure, for contributing to the current literary scene in Central and Eastern Europe. The award was also presented to the Institute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
The Jerzy Giedroyc Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation will award former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and poet and translator Tomas Venclova in Warsaw on Thursday for their contribution to Lithuanian-Polish cooperation. […]
The Lithuanian government on Monday granted a state monthly pension to poet Tomas Venclova, the winner of the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize. […]
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