Politics

What actually lies beneath the menacing flag of protest: a look at the real faces of the Movement of Families

What links the active participants of “marcher” protests: a businessman from Marijampolė, the son of the signatory of the March 11 Act, large families, pro-Russian figures and members of the criminal underworld? Lietuvos Rytas tried […]

Nordic/Baltic

A closer look at those opposed to vaccination in Lithuania and Latvia: clear comparisons

On August 18, several thousand Latvians protested against “mandatory vaccination”, demanding for their government to immediately change its plans. Tomas Kaikaris, the chairman of the Lithuanian Youth Association of Latvia, says that the protest passed […]

Lithuanian Film Pavilion in the Cannes Festival
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The 74th Cannes Film Festival has begun: Lithuanian Film Pavilion is once more there

The 74th International Cannes Film Festival and fair Marché du Film began in Cannes, France on July 6. Even though we won’t be seeing any Lithuanian films at the competition programme, the name of Lithuania […]

Dr. Gitanas Nausėda
Politics

Nausėda and the Conservatives at war – increasing list of casualties, calls for vengeance emerge

The Presidential Palace and ruling Conservatives’ struggle over influence and important posts are striking down ever new figures on the political chessboard. When and how will this end, Vytautas Bruveris asks in lrytas.lt? President Gitanas […]