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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Waiting Kaunas2022, interview to the CEO Virginija VitkienėThere are still a few months to Kaunas 2022, the great event that will see the second city of Lithuania take on the role of European Capital of Culture. The city has been preparing since 2017, when the candidacy was accepted. We met the CEO of the organization, Virginija Vitkienė. In our interview she talks us about the program which is based on several interesting topics: from Modernist architecture, of which Kaunas is one of the main protagonists in […]
July 6th, celebration Lithuania Statehood Dayhttps://youtu.be/sefXfm6g5QE In Lithuania is a special day on July 6th. Since 1991, a year later the regain the independence, they celebrate the coronation of King Mindaugas, happened in 1253. It was the first step of the birth of the state. In 1251 Mindaugas adopted Christianity and the Grand Ducky of Lithuania became Catholic Kingdom of Lithuania. The country was pagan at that time. The paganism roots of Lithuania are visible in many things and even in […]
Kaunas 2022: The Crown Jewel of Europe’s Contemporary CultureText by Kaunas 2022 – ph. LithuanianStories Kaunas – the future European Capital of Culture – has everything to captivate the world’s attention. The city’s history, Fluxus movement, design, and community all went into creating the legend of a new Contemporary Capital that’s set to become a year-long cultural festival, promising more events than there are days in 2022. Lithuania’s second-largest city has developed rapidly, creating new […]
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 […]
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
