Soviet army

  • Central/Eastern Europe

The end of Prague Spring: a view from Bratislava

On 21 August, we mark the beginning of the occupation of Czechoslovakia, which the Communist Party also calls the entry…

2 years ago
  • History

Prof. Landsbergis’ speech on January 13, 2021: Lithuania’s unique historic mission

The speech which was given by prof. Vytautas Landsbergis on the 30th anniversary of the January 13, 1991 events (the…

4 years ago
  • History

The Gestapo and the NKVD: a history of Soviet-Nazi cooperation

In West Berlin, on Heinrich Dernburg Street, among other "memorial plaques" that commemorate the names of the victims of Nazism,…

5 years ago
  • History

Putin’s parallel world and the return of Stalin

Right before Christmas, some interesting and strange things have surfaced in news reports. Not everyone has been following what was…

5 years ago
  • History

Polish PM Morawiecki: President Putin has lied again

The 20th century brought the world inconceivable suffering and the deaths of hundreds of millions in the name of twisted,…

5 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Interview with Ukrainian Ambassador: the Baltic Way showed that you will win

On August 23 the Baltic States celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way human chain which stretched from Vilnius…

5 years ago
  • Politics

Russian ambassador fails to convince Šiauliai not to remove Soviet monument

Russia's ambassador to Lithuania has failed to convince the local government of Šiauliai to leave a Soviet-era monument on the…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania will not seek to have Gorbachev appear in court in January 13 case

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, will not be part of the court proceedings in Lithuania which…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Do the Lithuanian Communist Party’s historical actions make it a criminal organization?

This month, the Lithuanian parliament rejected a conservative resolution, calling for the declaration of the Lithuanian Communist Party (LCP) a…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Russian students to visit Soviet army cemeteries in Lithuania

A group of university students from Russia are coming to Lithuania in mid-July to take care of the graves of…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Kaliningrad or Karaliaučius: A land fought over for centuries

Five years ago, I wrote about the first time I saw the lands of Kaliningrad, known as the Karaliaučius region…

8 years ago
  • History

Journalist recalls the moment when Soviet troops stormed TV studio on January 13, 1991

On the evening of 13 January 1991, journalist Eglė Bučelytė was broadcasting from the Lithuanian Radio and Television studio in…

9 years ago
  • Society

The capital of communication: Kaunas on January 13

“Sometimes I think, how come we weren't a least bit afraid – even for my husband, who was a Soviet…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Potsdam Conference and Russia’s crooked-mirror politics in Kaliningrad

Most of the time history can’t be put to bed even though agreements to end wars have been concluded, victors…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian prosecutors finishing indictment in January 13 case

Prosecutors from Lithuania's Prosecutor General's Office are finishing the indictment in the January 13 case, with 69 people, mainly Russian,…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President’s adviser on OMON officers’ acquittal: spirit of law should be put above word of law

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė does not comment on the ruling of Vilnius Regional Court which acquitted Soviet OMON officers Boleslav…

9 years ago
  • Society

Survivor of Nazi and Soviet repressions: I fear again when I see fascination with cruelty

Juliana Zarchi, the daughter of a German mother and a Jewish father, who survived Nazi and Soviet repressions in Lithuania,…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Russian bikers’ flirtation with Kremlin politics sparks protest from Lithuanian fellows

Global politics is undermining the international solidarity of the biker community. Lithuanian bikers have declared they do not want to…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanians light candles in tribute to Freedom Defenders

The unity of the Lithuanian nation preserved its freedom that each person must strengthen and cherish, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania marks 24th anniversary of Freedom Defenders’ Day

Lithuania marks the 24th anniversary of the Freedom Defenders' Day on Tuesday, commemorating victims of the Soviet aggression in 1991.…

10 years ago