Alexander Lukashenko
Opinion

Opinion: The dilemma of dictatorial stability

Current times in Eastern Europe can hardly be seen as a blessing. With the region more destabilized than ever, not only the economies of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the surrounding countries suffer, but also the image of Eastern Europe has been in downfall lately. However, for someone these problems in the region might be coming at a perfect time. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Russia’s sincerity in UN ‘very hard’ to believe, Lithuanian president says

In light of the situation in Ukraine, it is “very hard” the believe the sincerity of Russia‘s statements about peace initiatives in the Middle East, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė attending events of the United Nations (UN) in New York. […]

Julian Darius Revie. Photo Baltic Bridge
Global LT

Canadian Lithuanian’s composition performed at Papal Mass

On Sunday, millions of people at the Papal Mass in Philadelphia and around the world heard a new composition by Julian Darius Revie, a Canadian Lithuanian. The piece was heard as Pope Francis received Communion. Revie’s “The Love of God” was performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra and the 350-voice children’s chorus and massed choir. This performance follows Revie’s recent premiere of another original composition, “Mass of the Divine Shepherd,” at Carnegie Hall this past June. […]

Economy

Lithuanian airports bring in consultants to assist in concession project

Lithuanian airports announced a public tender regarding the advisory services for the concession project. The consultant is expected to advice on all financial, tax, legal and technical issues arising in the drafting of the concession project. It is planned that Lithuanian airports will commence work with the selected consultant from Lithuania or abroad starting with January next year, Vilnius Airport reports. […]

Audronė Pitrėnienė
Society

Lithuanian minister assures Polish counterpart about ethnic minority education

Lithuania has not passed any amendments to worsen the conditions for ethnic minorities to study in their native language, Lithuania’s Education and Science Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė has said in a letter to her Polish counterpart. […]

Some of the 18 Vilnius residents and visitors who attended this year’s inaugural meeting at the Jewish Cultural and Information Center on Mėsinių Street in the Old Town
Culture

Vilna Yiddish literary reading circle invites to its next meeting

After a successful experiment at the first session it was decided that each week’s session would start with an intriguing article from a different prewar Vilna Yiddish newspaper. In addition to reading from the photocopies provided, participants will be able to view the original newspaper. The session, which lasts an hour-and-a-half total, will then move on to the literary text being read. This Sunday the circle will start reading a humorous text by Der Túnkeler, “The Dark One,” pseudonym of Joseph Tunkel (1881 – 1949), a Litvak Yiddish humorist born in Bobruisk, now in Belarus. […]

Alisa Matsanyuk
Economy

TechCrunch names Alisa Matsanyuk as one of world’s most influential women in the tech industry

TechCrunch, one of the most popular technology portals, has named 30 women who have conquered the technology industry. Among them is Alisa Matsanyuk, the founder of leading mobile game developer Game Insight and recently opened maker space Green Garage. […]

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Global LT

Lithuanian teenager’s selfie with Pope Francis during Washington visit

One of the three kids that Pope Francis agreed to pose for pictures with during his historic visit in Washington, D.C., is 16-year-old American-Lithuanian Enija Davidonytė. […]