The Lithuania Tribune presents Zivile Gimbutas’ review of the book Children of Siberia – collection of memoirs of Lithuanian exiles in Siberia. Audrius Plioplys: Children of Siberia was originally published in 2011, in Lithuanian. It contained reminiscences of 16 individuals who, as children, were deported …
The Editor-in-Chief of The Lithuania Tribune, Ruslanas Iržikevičius, has met with representatives of Falkland Islands who came to Lithuania to meet with members of the Lithuanian Parliament, academia and media. The Hon. Roger Edwards, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands and James …
Giorgi Papalashvili | the Lithuania Tribune Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius advises PM and president of Georgia to make a statement together about the foreign course of Georgia. Linkevičius had an official visit to Caucasus. The first country he went was Georgia. As …
By Neal Maloney I grew up in America speaking only English. At age 5 my mother re-entered the work force and my Lithuanian grandparents became basically my sole caregivers. I would have had no knowledge of Lithuania unless I spent that year of my young, …
Asta Kurulytė | The Lithuania Tribune So I took a few weeks off life because my immune system was ruthlessly attacked by Orthomyxovirus family that were joyously infecting me with flu and decided that during this time I wouldn’t be writing or reading any articles, …
A signatory to the 11th of March Declaration, Česlovas Okinčicas has praised Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius for his public apology to the Polish nation, which was recently delivered in Warsaw. According to Okinčicas, the apology from the Minister represents a very strong and important …
Neal Maloney | The Lithuania Tribune Are modern Lithuanian nationalist marchers the second coming of the third-reich? Is the term ‘Lietuva Lietuvams’ (Lithuania for Lithuanians)meant to antagonize foreigners who live within her borders? If Lithuanians that express patriotism marching and waving flags are frothing at …
Edvardas Pocius | The Lithuania Tribune MEP Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action for Poles in Lithuania (EAPL), threatened to leave the ruling coalition on Sunday. The MEP once again demanded for easier Lithuanian language examination for pupils of national minorities. The fact …
Isabella Casciola | The Lithuania Tribune Several months ago, I was fortunate enough to have visited Lithuania for the first time. Many friends expressed mild interest or even confusion when I mentioned my destination. I even heard several variations of “where is that, exactly?” Perhaps …
Vaiva Sapetskaitė, geopolitika.lt Several major energy projects are currently implemented in the Baltic Region. However, due to their complex nature and long implementation period the internal changes or changes in the international environment might determine long delays or even termination of project implementation. For instance, …
Ice dancer Deividas Stagniunas’ American partner has recently had her application for a Lithuanian passport turned down. The decision has reignited the debate on the identity of a country that is opening up to the rest of the world, Aušra Lėka writes in Veidas magazine. …
By Greg Klerkx, Aeon magazine Some months ago I witnessed a scene from a revolution, though I didn’t recognise it at the time. I was in rural Lithuania, sitting in the dining room of a sprawling conference centre-cum-spa, a cavernous anodyne cube of mud-brown colours …
“Many current emigrants from Lithuania renounce their motherland immediately and lose their national identity,” regretted Danguolė Navickienė, chairwoman of the World Lithuanian Community (LWC), while visiting the DELFI conference on Monday. According to her, without foreign Lithuanians, our country would be seriously endangered as a …
Asta Kurulytė | The Lithuania Tribune On my daily roam through the internet I’ve stumbled across this confusing article: 10 reasons to study in Lithuania. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a good laugh as much as the next guy, but I did feel quite …
Asta Kurulytė | The Lithuania Tribune I live in a wonderful imaginary world in Rivendell where Spock is the president, Doctor Who is my bff, I have a wookie named Winston Churchill and my butler is R2-D2. And yes, I can beep as well as …
Asta Kurulytė | the Lithuania Tribune Recently I’ve noticed that I’m a little rusty on my Lithuania-related news. So I cut my time spent on the dark side of Youtube and dedicated it to reading up some well-known news sites of Lithuania. I can’t complain …
By Vilyen Pidgornyy, Worldwide News Ukraine Imagine approaching the fridge to get your morning orange juice and it greets you by name wishing you a wonderful day; the TV as well as your Smartphone recognizing you before turning on; the computer unlocking when you face …
Milda Aleknonytė | The Lithuania Tribune Christmas is right around the corner, yet this year the Christmas spirit is not in everyone’s hearts. Take any newspaper, open any news portal and you are bound to find phrases such as “Santa is not coming this year”, …
Darius Miliauskas & Jorge Marcano | The Lithuania Tribune The idea of an atom commenced a long time ago. The ancient Greek philosopher Democritus, proclaimed that all matter consisted of a tiny particle. He called such particles “atomos”, the Greek word for invisible. Democritus could …
Edvardas Pocius | The Lithuania Tribune 5 October is internationally known as the World Teachers’ Day. Since 1994, this day has been promoting the awareness, understanding and appreciation of teachers’ contribution to the world’s education and development. The Education for All movement, which was launched …
