Discoveries in the excavation of the Great Synagogue of Vilna @Vilnius City Municipality
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Archaeologists uncovered one of two most sacred parts of Great Synagogue of Vilna

Two pillars were discovered during the archaeological research at the site of the Great Synagogue of Vilna in Vilnius, Lithuania. Located next to the pulpit (the Bimah), the pillars mark one of the two most […]

Antanas Kraujelis-Siaubūnas belt. Photo Gintautas Vėlius
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Kraujelis-Siaubūnas’ sister: “I cried much, so much searching and suddenly – joy”

The remains of Antanas Kraujelis-Siaubūnas, which were discovered in Vilnius’ Našlaičių Cemetery are important for all of Lithuania, however, the final partisan’s relatives responded the most sensitively. His sister, Janina Šyvokienė-Kraujelytė says she never gave […]

Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas
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A response to E. Zurof regarding A. Ramanauskas-Vanagas

E. Zuroff’s comments on A. Ramanauskas-Vanagas have appeared on the BBC. It is important to analyse the Druskininkai episode in A. Ramanauskas’ biography in detail because the KGB strove to seek accusations for every single […]

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How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance

Ian Diaz / the Lithuania Tribune Politics is the new black, regardless of which one you choose, fictional or real. Just as many passions were stoked by the last season of House of Cards as […]