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Venclova: Polish – Lithuanian problem is stupid and unfortunate

Distinguished Lithuanian poet, translator of literature and essayist Tomas Venclova said in an interview for ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ that Polish-Lithuanian conflict is exploited in both countries by various political forces. Poet
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On Facebook and on Cemeteries. Distorted surnames at one’s own request?

The issue of original spelling of surnames, like boomerang, appears during every discussion concerning Polish-Lithuanian relations. However, there is a tendency for local Poles to write their names and surnames
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The President visits the Polish education

President Dalia Grybauskaite has sharply criticized the order of the Minister of Education and Science Dainius Pavalkisa for relief at this year’s  examination for the secondary-school certificate, examination in the
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Samsel: Vilnius key to AWPL

We are seeing quite lately in my opinion, ill-conceived attempt to AWPL to become a national party. So this compulsory religious education in schools or abortion. These activities are likely
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Restraint

Only when the first tentative swallows announcing a new spring in the Polish-Lithuanian relations when the brake immediately became active who want to derail the process. In Lithuania impossible to
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Junior High School of Jean Paul II is the best Polish school in Lithuania

The “Veidas” weekly magazine has published, for the tenth time, a list of the best junior high schools and high schools in Lithuania. Similarly as it was in the previous
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Alice Dowejkis Girl Of “Courier Vilnius” 2013!

18-year-old Alice Dowejkis, high school-leaver J.I. Kraszewski in Nowej Wilejce, won the Crown and title of the girls “Wieńskiego Kurier” 2013-atypical beauty pageant, which for years is, however, considered to
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The best in knowledge history

Ewelina Kołoszewska from Vilniaus Jeruzalės vidurynė mokykla [Secondary School in Jeruzalės], Agata Gornatkiewicz from Vilniaus Jono Paulinas II gimnazija [John Paul II Secondary School] and Dorota Kalaszewska from Mickūnų vidurinė
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Alicja Dowejkis became „’Kurier Wileński’ Girl – Polish Miss of Lithuania 2013”

Sunday afternoon, April 14th, Palace of Culture and Sport in Vilnius. At long last, awaited spring came around to Vilnius at the same time as the finale of the XVIII
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Through Vilnius to Warsaw – the letters of the Jewish fighter

Ofer Aloni, an Israeli writer and artist, found in his family archive letters written to his mother, also in Polish, whose author is Rachel Zilberberg “Sarenka” , a participant in
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