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European Heritage Days kick off in Lithuania
The European Heritage Days, a major cultural heritage event, is kicking off in Lithuania on Friday. […]
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Clock is ticking – “Injekcija” is waiting for applications of talented fashion designers
The biggest fashion design contest in the Baltic States “Mados infekcija” (the Fashion Infection) is providing an opportunity for talented fashion designers to present their work on the great catwalk for the 11th time – by participating in the contest “Injekcija” (the Injection). The winners of the contest, traditionally taking place in autumn, will show their collections in the festival “Mados infekcija” (the Fashion Infection) 2018 in the spring of 2018. This year’s theme for “Injekcija” (the Injection) is time. […]
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Knesset speaker in Vilnius honors family for saving Jewish woman from Holocaust
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, the speaker of the Knesset, has honored the family of Ignacy and Katarzyna Bujel, who saved the life of a young Jewish woman during World War Two, at a ceremony in Vilnius, the Israeli embassy to Lithuania said. […]
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Knesset speaker calls on Lithuania to take greater care of Jewish memory
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, the speaker of the Knesset, says that Lithuania should pay more attention to preserving the Jewish history and heritage and calls for efforts to be made to ensure that there is no xenophobia and anti-Semitism in the country. […]
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Lithuania denies asylum to Tajik man linked to Islamic terrorists
The Lithuanian Migration Department has decided to deny asylum to Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns and remains in special accommodation premises for asylum-seekers at the airport’s border control area. […]
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Vilnius hosts congress of World Conference on Constitutional Justice
Constitutional court presidents from around the world are taking part in the 4th Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (WCCJ) that is opening in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
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President awarding poet, publicist, translator Venclova
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will Monday confer a state award upon prominent poet, publicist, essayist and translator Tomas Venclova. […]
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Immigration up in Lithuania in summer, emigration slightly down
The number of people coming to live to Lithuania went up this summer, while emigration numbers slightly declined, however, the number of emigrants still remains above that of immigrants, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday. […]
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Looking for traces of Lithuania in the world
If you can find a sparrow, you will find a Lithuanian, an old saying goes. There are more than a million people of Lithuanian decent living outside of Lithuania, more than a half of this number in the USA alone.
Augustinas Žemaitis is a keen traveller who has been to more than 90 countries so far. In his numerous websites, he seeks not only to present Lithuania to foreigners and, but also to introduce Lithuanians to the countless traces of Lithuania that exist all over the world.
The Lithuania Tribune meet Augustinas to talk about it, before he is gone on the “Destination – America” journey, which will be his largest Lithuanian-locations-search journey so far, covering 11 states of the USA. […]
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Tajik man linked to Islamic terrorists remains at Vilnius airport
Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns, remains in special accommodation premises for asylum-seekers at the airport’s border control area. […]
History
Maps of the GDL lands: the mirrors of territories
The earliest known maps from the 16th century depict lands of Podlachia that belonged to the GDL. There were plenty of wildernesses in Podlachia that became objects of intense colonisation in the 16th century. […]
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Lithuanian climbers name Tian Shan peaks after Basanavičius, Vidugiris
Seven Lithuanian climbers who conquered nameless peaks in the Tian Shan mountain range in Kyrgyzstan in August have named the peaks after Jonas Basanavičius and Algimantas Vidugiris, hoping to get official recognition of the new names as geographical names. […]
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Lithuania to rename Museum of Genocide Victims after lengthy discussions
After years of discussions and international criticism, Lithuania’s politicians, state institutions and public organizations have agreed to change the name of the Museum of Genocide Victims located in the former KGB building in Vilnius. […]
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Two Lithuanian ex-MPs go on trial for picketing outside prosecutor’s home
The Vilnius Regional Court on Thursday started hearing a criminal case in which two former members of the Seimas — Kęstas Komskis and Valdas Vasiliauskas — are tried for picketing outside the home of prosecutor Irmantas Mikelionis. […]
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Bringing up children in 16-17th century Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The ways of bringing up children depended on the social status of a family in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from mid-16th century to mid-17th century. The upbringing was different in the families of peasants, burghers and the nobility. […]
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Papermaking in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Paper mills, their key characteristic being the use of water energy, were an important element of the technology revolution. The production of paper, which replaced parchment, encouraged the spread of literacy and book reading, because the price of paper could sometimes account to as much as half of all costs of printed materials. […]