Opinion
Opinion: How lucky I was to squeeze into the Baltic Way chain
Perhaps few events in my 43-year-old’s life have been so vivid and, without exaggeration, future-defining as the Baltic Way. […]
History
Society
Commemorative Baltic Way stands unveiled in Lithuania
Nine special information stands to mark the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way have been unveiled near the roads Vilnius-Panevėžys and Panevėžys-Pasvalys-Riga in Lithuania on Friday. […]
Opinion
Opinion: The Baltic Way, a policy of memory and cooperation
I have to confess, that generally, I don’t like the term “Baltic States.” This term references a legacy I hate — the Soviet legacy. […]
Uncategorized
Latvia celebrates 23rd anniversary of de facto restoration of independence
August 21 marks 23 years since the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia adopted the constitutional law on the governmental status of the Republic of Latvia. That ended the Declaration “On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia” and its established transition period for the restoration of independence. […]
Global LT
Black Ribbon day commemoration in Washington, DC
Seventy-five years ago, on 23 August, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed a cooperation and non-aggression pact. The now infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact divided Europe and provided with its secret provisions an evil platform that set the stage for the Second World War. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact divided Europe in a half Nazi, half Communist continent. It stands as a stark reminder that totalitarianism in its various forms leads to death and destruction. […]
Global LT
Baltic Way anniversary to be marked in Stockholm
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way, the Baltic communities of Sweden, in co-operation with the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Embassies, the Estonian Swedes Cultural Organisation and the Måndagsrörelsen (The Monday Movement) will come together this Saturday to commemorate the historic events. […]
Society
Over 70 savers of Jews apply for freedom fighter status in Lithuania
Over 70 people who saved Jews during World War Two have applied to be granted the status of freedom fighters in Lithuania. They became eligible to such a status after new amendments came into force a month and a half ago. […]
Society
Russian historian Alexander Dyukov – persona non grata in Lithuania for whitewashing Soviet crimes
Alexander Dyukov, a Russian citizen who was not allowed to enter Lithuania earlier this week, is a representative of the Russian special services, using his publications to justify crimes of the Stalinist regime, according to historian and Lithuanian MP Arvydas Anušauskas. […]
Society
Lithuanian Genocide Centre published data on 620 former KGB agents
The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre says it has published data of 620 former KGB agents over less than two years. […]
Culture
Lithuania thanks “forest brothers” 70 years after start of anti-Soviet guerilla war
As Lithuania marks 70 years since the start of the guerilla war this summer, new initiatives are emerging in the country to pay tribute to the legacy of the “brothers of the forest”, as anti-Soviet partisans were known, which has inspired many Lithuanians from artists to soldiers. […]
Society
Bugatti car riding through the streets of interwar Vilnius
A Bugatti car, riding through the streets of Vilnius, undoubtedly attracts attention of the passers-by. Automobiles made by Ettore Bugatti have always been appealing technically and aesthetically. Interestingly enough, people could see a Bugatti in Vilnius 80 years ago. […]
Society
January 1991 massacre suspect put under house arrest in Italy
Russian citizen Vasiliy Kotlerov, a suspect in the 13 January 1991 massacre case in Lithuania, has been put under house arrest by an Italian court, Lithuanian prosecutors have confirmed. […]
Society
Lithuanian parliament marks 25th anniversary of Gotland Declaration
On Wednesday, the Lithuanian Parliament is holding an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Gotland declaration. […]
European Union
European leaders mark World War One centenary
European leaders gathered in Belgium, paying tribute to the millions who died in the first world war. […]
Culture
Exhibition of Sąjūgis rallies opened in parliament
Through 1 August to 1 September, an exhibition dedicated to mass rallies of the Sąjūdis, a reform movement of the 1980s that led to Lithuania’s secession from the USSR, will be open in the gallery of the Lithuanian Parliament. […]
Society
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. […]
Culture
Fate of Soviet sculptures on Vilnius Green Bridge to be decided in autumn
The fate of the controversial Soviet-era sculptures on the Green Bridge in the Lithuanian capital should be decided during a conference organized by the State Commission for Cultural Heritage this fall, daily Lietuvos žinios reported Friday. […]
Society
Mission Siberia 2014 back in Lithuania
The team of Mission Siberia 2014 has returned to Lithuania after two weeks of taking care of cemeteries of Lithuanian deportees in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. […]
Society
Mission Siberia: Looking for disappearing graves of Lithuanian deportees thousands kilometres from home
Sixteen members of Mission Siberia 2014 have cleaned up graves at nine cemeteries of Lithuanian deportees in the Russian region of Krasnoyarsk and are coming back to Vilnius on Friday. […]
Society
Lithuania marks 23rd anniversary of Medininkai massacre
Speaking at the 23rd anniversary of the Medininkai checkpoint massacre, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday called for taking daily care of the state. […]