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World War Two
Culture
Pope vs. Hitler director Chris Cassel: ‘This is where real history happened’
Emmy-nominated director Chris Cassel first shot in Lithuania nine years ago. Now the director is back to film a docudrama about Pope Pius XII’s role in World War Two. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s ambassador pays tribute to WWII victims in Moscow, but skips military parade
Lithuania’s Ambassador to Russia Remigijus Motuzas paid tribute to the victims of World War Two in Moscow on Sunday by visiting the Eternal Flame Memorial at the walls of the Kremlin. […]
Society
End of WWII anniversary marked at Antakalnio Cemetery in Vilnius
Several thousand people gathered in the Antakalnio Cemetery in Vilnius on Monday to mark the end of World War Two. […]
Society
Vilnius police take down Soviet flags on Russia’s Victory Day
Vilnius police were alerted twice on Monday about public displays of Soviet Union symbols, which is a crime in Lithuania. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
Lithuania won’t send representatives to May 9 military parade in Moscow
No diplomatic representative from Lithuania will attend this year’s May 9 Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said on Wednesday. […]
Global LT
Society
What world leader did a grandmother in Klaipėda receive a letter from?
A grandmother from Klaipėda, Lithuania has received an unexpected letter from a world leader congratulating her on the end of World War II. […]
Society
Poland gives state funeral to WWII resistance commander responsible for mass-murder in Lithuanian village
The Lithuanian, Belarusian and Jewish communities in Poland have been incensed by a state funeral accorded to a partisan leader linked to mass murders during World War Two. […]
Society
Grave robbers dig up WWI and WWII German graves in Lithuania
Grave robbers dug up two burial sites in Lithuania in search of military memorabilia from the two world wars, Lzinios.lt reports. […]
Culture
Lithuania to look for Jewish artefacts seized by Nazis
An investigation will look into Jewish cultural artefacts that were seized by Nazis in Lithuania during World War Two. […]
Society
British expat peels layers of Litvak history in Kaunas
People like anniversaries, and 75 years since the establishment of Kaunas Ghetto is a good opportunity to remember the history of Lithuania’s Litvaks, says a British expat offering an original way of doing it. […]
Society
Roma ‘should not be forgotten when paying tribute to Nazi victims’
Members of Lithuania’s Roma community who perished during World War Two should have a day of commemoration, say public organizations. They add that the group has been unduly erased from Lithuania’s historic memory. […]
CORPORATE
New list of Lithuanian KGB collaborators ‘contains recognisable names’
A new list of former KGB agents to be released will contain the names of about ten well-known Lithuanian public figures, according to the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre, which is investigating the archives of the Soviet security police. […]
Society
Lithuanian prosecutors start to investigate alleged Holocaust perpetrators on list
Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office said Thursday it would investigate a list of about 2,000 Lithuanians who may have taken part in the killing of Jews in Lithuania during World War Two. The list was compiled by the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre in Lithuania. […]
Society
Businessman promoting Jewish memory wins Person of Tolerance award
Businessman Valdas Balčiūnas has been named the 2015 Person of Tolerance in Lithuania, the public organization “Sugihara Foundation – Diplomats for Life” told BNS on Saturday. […]
Culture
Vilnius oldtown ‘reconstruction’ raises concern among preservationists
A development plan for the Oldtown of Vilnius, currently being drafted by the Culture Heritage Department, has raised concerns of heritage preservationists. The plan envisages “reconstruction of historical zones” that were destroyed during World War Two, which critics say will open the door for new construction in public squares at the heart of Vilnius. […]
Society
Vilnius should have monument to people who saved Jews, says Jewish community leader
The Lithuanian Jewish community would like to see a monument built in Vilnius to people who were saving Jews during World War Two. […]
Society