A single word that sums up the drama of the Lithuanians deported during the Soviet Regime. The Holy Mass to remember people who did not survive. Kaunas, St. Michael the Archangel.
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Landsbergis, the man who opposed the SovietsVytautas Landsbergis was actually the first leader of the free Lithuania. He was the person who declared independence of Lithuania on March 11 1990. Listening to him in this interview is like hearing history happens. Landsbergis is among people who founded Sajūdis, the movement won the 1990 election in Lithuania, and forced the Soviets to accept their independence. WATCH OUR VIDEO https://youtu.be/89loSNKbDSk It wasn’t an easy process. The Soviet Union, […]
Molotov Ribbentrop Pact and its secret protocolsThere are still many question marks about the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact, especially in connection to the secret protocols. Arvydas Anusauskas, former member of the Lithuanian Parliament and appointed Ministry of Defense after election in October 2020, is a historian who has written tens books on the Lithuanian history and he has also studied in depth the Pact signed between Nazi and Soviets. https://youtu.be/Qj8ijKQv3ZE Here our interview to him made in […]
Diplomacy in Lithuania, a rebirth storyDiplomacy. A word that conjures up images of complicated political maneuverings. In truth though, diplomacy and its activities are deeply connected to our life as citizens. Through diplomacy, as well as foreign ministries, we forge international relations, we pave the way for commercial and industrial activities and we create cultural connections. Not only this, but we also give assistance and support to citizens who are both long- and short-term […]
Sugihara Story, a brave manJapanese people in Lithuania? On our first few trips, we were astounded when we learned about their presence. You could imagine our surprise when we met any foreigners, let alone Japanese people, as tourism in the area was not as common as it is today. We were very curious to know their stories – curiosity is what motivates us on any trip. We did a little digging online and stumbled upon the story of Chiune Sugihara, Japanese consul in the […]
Vilnius and surrounding by hot-air balloonHave you ever been in hot-air balloon? We tell you our exciting experience in Lithuania, above the capital Vilnius to almost Trakai, in our video. A wonderful summer evening. The preparation before the flight is even really thrilling: the unfold of the ginormous balloon, the air and the fire to inflate it and then… all together into the basket. Let’s go!!! WATCH OUR VIDEO https://youtu.be/ZwaUVCVuUVg […]
Freedom Way, the Baltic Way for BelarusA red flower and a flag white-red-white. In the day of the freedom way. August 23, 2020. In the same day of the celebration of the Baltic Way, the human chain 600 km long created by the Baltics in 1989 to protest against the Soviet Occupation, Lithuanians all over the world, together with Belarusians who have been living abroad, have planned many events to support the peaceful fight in Belarus WATCH OUR VIDEO In Lithuania, a big human chain connected […]
The Lapteviečiai project – Voices from the Silence
You don’t get to choose the stories you tell. They choose you. They are there, in plain sight. Like Poe’s Purloined Letter, you don’t see them. Then, little by little, as an imperceptible destiny, your eyes meet them more and
Lithuania Today
We visited Lithuania for the first time in June 2005. The country had become a member of the EU just over a year before, together with the other two Baltic States: Latvia and Estonia. It is difficult to know exactly
