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12 explosives reported in Lithuania in one day

On Tuesday, troops of the explosives neutralization unit of the Lithuanian Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion were called to neutralize explosives 12 times, the Defence Ministry said. […]

Tatar Youth leader Maria Meišutovič
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Lithuanian Tatar youth cherishes the past for the future

The historic roots of the current 3200-member Tatar community in Lithuania date back to the 14th century, when the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania fostered trade with the Mongols’ powerful Golden Horde. The ensuing ages have swept away the Duchy and Horde, but for a tiny group of the merchants’ descendants Lithuania has become their Motherland. To find out more about the ethnical minority, the Lithuania Tribune spoke to Marija Meišutovič, the chairman of Lithuania’s Tatar Youth Community “Duslyk”. […]

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No wise men, no heroes: Scientists pin down Lithuanian national character

According to the results of a recent study of national archetypes of Lithuanians, we are kind-hearted, composed, caring, long suffering, down-to-earth, ordinary, and have a special relationship with nature. Based on psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of archetypes, the research has been conducted in co-operation with experts from a variety of backgrounds, including ethnologists, philosophers, historians, psychologists, and sociologists. […]

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Lithuanian company refuses services to Israeli citizens due to Gaza events

The State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of Lithuania forwarded a claim received from a foreign national to the Lithuanian Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson. […]