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Tomas Venclova warns of catastrophic precedents which will undermine Lithuania’s prestige for a long time to come

Talk that a girl with too dark-a-skin met the pope is a catastrophic precedent of which Pope Francis has warned.…

6 years ago
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Jewish community and intellectuals remain unheeded: Vilnius mayor dares not make a decision

In a few days, the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the Vilnius ghetto will be marked. How should Lithuania…

6 years ago
  • Society

Historian Bumblauskas named most influential public figure in Lithuania – survey

Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas has been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by…

6 years ago
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Vytautas Sinica. Let’s not threaten with the “Brown Plague”

Allusions to alleged Nazism of one's opponent are characteristic to debates on values in Lithuania and beyond."That's what Hitler did!",…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Baltic countries to take part in London Book Fair together

Lithuania will this year take part in this year's London Book Fair together with Latvia and Estonia, for the first…

7 years ago
  • Society

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. [...]

7 years ago
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USSR lost Cold War but Russia won it, says Lithuania’s Venclova

The Cold War ended in a defeat for the Soviet Union but in a victory for Russia and it is…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian thinkers weigh in on importance of Russian opposition forum in Trakai

At a press conference in Trakai following the annual Russian opposition forum, Lithuanian commentators shared their insights into the results…

9 years ago
  • Society

‘Evil will eat itself up’ in Russia, Venclova says

Russia cannot last long in its present state of "quasi-war" with the West, says Lithuanian poet and Yale professor Tomas…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Architect Nasvytis named honorary citizen of Vilnius

Architect Algimantas Nasvytis has been named honorary citizen of Lithuania's capital city Vilnius. [...]

9 years ago
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Tomas Venclova presented with Jerzy Giedroyc award in Poland

On 1 December in Warsaw, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita presented the Jerzy Giedroyc award to Tomas Venclova, the Lithuanian poet,…

9 years ago
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Jerzy Giedroyc award presented to former Lithuanian president Adamkus and poet Venclova

The Jerzy Giedroyc Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation will award former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and poet and translator Tomas…

10 years ago
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Criticism leveled at Lithuanian government and society at Vilnius Holocaust conference

A conference on Holocaust education was held at Vilnius city hall on 17 April. The conference was the final event…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian poet Tomas Venclova granted state pension

The Lithuanian government on Monday granted a state monthly pension to poet Tomas Venclova, the winner of the Lithuanian National…

10 years ago