Green Bridge Sculptures

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  • Society

Authorities mull transferring Soviet-era Green Bridge sculptures to museum

The authorities are considering transferring Soviet-era sculptures removed from Vilnius' Green Bridge to the Lithuanian Art Museum, which could in…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Šimašius distances himself from business group accused of bribing Masiulis

Acting Chairman of the Liberal Movement and Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius is distancing himself from the MG Baltic business…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Heritage commission votes to strip Green Bridge statues of protection

The Immovable Cultural Heritage Assessment Council, part of the Department of Cultural Heritage, voted on Tuesday to recommend that Soviet-era…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Heritage council to decide on Soviet bridge sculptures

The Culture Heritage Assessment Council plans to deliberate on whether the Soviet sculptures formerly located on Vilnius' Green Bridge should…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Heritage commission to take up Green Bridge statues issue

The new chairwoman of the State Cultural Heritage Commission will look into the fate of the soviet Green Bridge sculptures…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Images of information war

Much have been written in recent years about the broad information war front that Russia opened against the West. Since…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Vilnius mayor happy to trade Green Bridge statues for 16-century Lithuanian Statute

There will be more clarity about the fate of the Soviet statues which were recently removed from the Green Bridge…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Vilnius mayor says he would agree to trade Green Bridge statues with Russia

Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has confirmed that he has indeed received requests from Sovetsk City Mayor Nikolay Voishchev and…

9 years ago
  • Society

Why Green Bridge statues did not become Bronze Soldier of Vilnius

Eight years ago, the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a memorial for WWII Soviet soldiers, was relocated from the city centre,…

9 years ago
  • Culture

City in Kaliningrad wants to take over Green Bridge statues from Vilnius

The administration of Sovetsk, a city in the Russian Kaliningrad region, has officially sent a request to the Vilnius leadership…

9 years ago
  • Culture

What should replace Green Bridge statues: Grand Duke Vytautas or Spongebob Squarepants?

Following a prolonged public debate, this week Vilnius authorities have removed four groups of Soviet-era statues that have stood on…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian president supports removal of Soviet sculptures in Vilnius

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she is glad that the Soviet-era sculptures have been removed from the Green Bridge in…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Vilnius plans to start taking down Green Bridge statues next week

Vilnius authorities plan to start the removal of the Soviet Green Bridge statues next week and it will take up…

9 years ago
  • Culture

New Vilnius administration halts reconstruction of Green Bridge sculptures

The new administration of the Lithuanian capital has halted the competition for reconstruction of the controversial Soviet-era sculptures on the…

10 years ago
  • Society

Green Bridge sculptures should be removed, says Vilnius mayor-elect

Remigijus Šimašius, the Liberal Movement's candidate elected for Vilnius mayor on Sunday, says that the Soviet-era sculptures should be removed…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Vilnius referendum proposed to decide on Green Bridge statues

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday that a proposal to hold a referendum for Vilnius residents to decide…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Lithuanian PM says fate of Green Bridge sculptures should be decided by specialists

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that a decision to lift legal protection of the Soviet statues on the Green Bridge…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Controversial Soviet Green Bridge statues to stay in Vilnius

The Soviet statues on the Green Bridge in central Vilnius will not be removed from the Register of Cultural Monuments,…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Decision on Soviet sculptures in central Vilnius postponed

A special council that held a meeting at Lithuania's Department of Cultural Heritage on Tuesday asked specialists to evaluate artistic…

10 years ago
  • Culture

New law may ease removal of Soviet sculptures from Vilnius Green Bridge

Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis signed a law amending the criteria for cultural artifacts to be listed as heritage. From…

10 years ago