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‘This strange home’ of Konwicki’s uncle and aunt, Przemysław and Małgorzata Blinstrub, where he began to live after his father’s death (the current condition). Fot. Marian Paluszkiewicz

Tadeusz Konwicki In Memoriam

Taduesz Konwicki (1926-2015), a Polish writer, script-writer and film director, passed away on the 7th of January. -‘The Polish culture suffered a great loss, because he was one of the
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Kurier Wileński 2015-01-09
© BFL (Photo. Vygintas Skaraitis)

Prime Minister of Lithuania pleased with the proactive approach of national minorities

On Thursday, Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius met with members of the House of National Communities. “I am pleased that the Government has approved and from 1 July this
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L24.lt 2015-01-08
Chairman of SNPL, Henryk Malewski, spoke of the need to involve young people into scientific activity Fot. Anna Pieszko

Good year for the Association of Polish Scholars in Lithuania

The representatives of the Association of Polish Scholars in Lithuania (SNLP) on Tuesday 6th of January held a small meeting in Cafe “Sakwa” in Vilnius. During this meeting they discussed the scientific
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Kurier Wileński 2015-01-07
Christmas meeting of the Association of Polish Scholars of Lithuania

Professor Henry Malewski: Minorities need elites

The Association of Polish Scholars of Lithuania (SNLP) aims to promote Science among Polish young people in Lithuania and encourage the most talented of its representatives to choose a scientific
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Wilnoteka 2015-01-07
Photo. Antoni Radczenko

Henry Malewski: Polish minority has a problem with education

Any minority where there is no elite, including scientific elites, cannot exist – this statement comes from the President of the Association of Polish Academics in Lithuania, Prof. Henry Malewski during a
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Znad Wilii 2015-01-07
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Most ethnic minority representatives find out about Ukraine from Russian television

The majority of ethnic minority representatives find out about events in Ukraine from Russian TV channels, which blame Ukraine for the current conflict, reports the Radio and Television Commission of
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pl.delfi.lt 2015-01-07
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How Dalia Grybauskaitė’s attitude to Poles has changed over the years

Let’s take a look at Dalia Grybauskaitė’s statements on issues concerning Poland over the last few years. The 29th of August 2009 – ‘Lithuanian grammar includes all that is necessary to write Polish
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pl.delfi.lt 2015-01-06
Fot. BFL/Andrius Ufartas

Vilnius identity: This is something more, it is scientifically inexplicable

Vilnius as a culturally-diverse area attracts the attention of many scientists interested in issues of identity, ethnic minorities, and life on the cultural border. Among the Polish researchers who contributed to
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Znad Wilii 2015-01-05
Fot. BFL/Vygintas Skaraitis

Revitalization of Ponary has begun

Work has begun to revitalize Ponary, the site of the biggest mass genocide against Jewish and Polish communities living in the former Eastern Borderlands (eastern lands that formerly belonged to Poland). The place
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Znad Wilii 2015-01-05
Photo. salcininkai.lt

Manor House in Jašiūnai: Restoring former glory

Jašiūnai – beautiful historic village on the edge of the river Merkys Rudnicki Forest. In the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, these lands belonged to the Radziwill family possessions, but
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Znad Wilii 2015-01-03