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The palace in Pawłowo on the list of the historic buildings protected by National Law

The ruins of the palace in Pawłowo close to Turgiele are protected by national law. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania added three buildings to the list: synagogue
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Journey around Vilnian streets: Story about the deserving family of Sawicz

Sawicz Street (Savičiaus g.) begins by Town Hall Square and runs towards Bakszta Street (Bokšto g.). It used to have different names: Sawicz the second or Aleksandrijewskaja. Finally, it was
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Romuald Mieczkowski: Young people do not want to be a part of a national minority

 “They will not respect us, unless we will be important. When Polish people will be professors, people of success, the talks will be different. In the meantime we are excluded
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Lithuanian plates on poles, bilingual on houses

In Ejszyszki all streets already have new labels. At the beginning and at the end of every street there are now poles with the street name in Lithuanian. Similar boards
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Remembering January insurgents on Rasos

Graveyard on Rasos in Vilnius is a silent proof of the history of a nation fighting for one’s independence. Grave plates, containing concise information about the deceased, however aren’t able
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Record-breaking “Light for Rasos” action

On 1st November lights of about 12 thousand memory lights lightened up the Rasos Graveyard. Scouts from the Association of the Polish Scouting in Lithuania, representatives of the Polish Medical
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Looking for Polish traces: cemeteries in Kowszadol, Lubow and Wierszupa

A couple of very personal memories. Candles appeared at home. It was said that they are wax – small and yellow ones. Just in case, they rolled something resembling paper
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More than 11 000 candles have been lighted up at Vlinius Rossa

Almost 250 year old Rossa is one of the oldest cemetery in Vilnius as well as one of the most beautiful cemetery in Europe. On Saturday, it was decorated with
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The chapel in Bernardine cemetery will be renovated

The renovations of Vilnius Bernardine cemetery chapel are in progress. This news has been announced by Lithuanian Department for Cultural Heritage. The cemetery is on the list of the most
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Roaming around the streets of Vilnius: Montwiłł – a great philanthropist

Not only one but more streets are named after him. Each name is different but they have one thing in common – Kolonia Montwiłłowska. This is the oldest housing association
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