Nadezda Kostigova, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

In memoriam of Romain Gary

November 29, 2014 Nadezda Kostigova 0

This year, Lithuania hosted several cultural events in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of Romain Gary, French novelist, diplomat and pilot of Lithuanian origin. […]

“I read, therefore I am”: Vilnius bids to be 2015 Global Capital of Books

October 21, 2014 Nadezda Kostigova 0

Vilnius City Municipality is bidding to become the World Capital of Books in 2015 with a rich literary events programme planned for this and next year. The slogan “I read, therefore I am” (“Skaitau, vadinasi, esu”) has been rebranded after the failed application in 2014 with a new, modern perspective. […]

Zapad 2013 Russian military 'lands' on the shores of Kaliningrad

Antanaitis: ‘The Russians will want to test us’

September 16, 2025 0

“First of all, these exercises are intended to demonstrate their power. The Russians are beginning to appear to the world and NATO as a weak link, a weak state. The Russians need to flex their […]

At the border – “Dragon Teeth,” above their heads – smuggling balloons: they told how Lithuania is preparing

September 8, 2025 0

With the joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises approaching, the Lithuanian army and border guards are preparing for all possible scenarios. It becomes clear when visiting towns in the Vilnius district near the border with Belarus, […]

The Russian language dilemma in Vilnius: which way forward?

August 25, 2025 0

Is there too much Russian spoken in Vilnius? Over the past year, many Vilnius residents have responded to this increasingly common question by saying that it is an indisputable fact, lrytas.lt writes in its editorial Laiko […]