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Boćkowski: Pro-Russian sympathies of Poles result from the policy of Lithuania

“At a time when the Lithuanian authorities are not able to sway Poles living in Lithuania, the only viable force capable of reminding them that Russia is not a friend,
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Znad Wilii 2017-01-10
Photo by BNS/ Irmantas Gelūnas

Tomas Tomilinas: Fund for the Vilnius region is an advertising action of conservatives

Tomas Tomilinas, the member of the Seimas and vicechairman of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union was critical of the conservatives’ idea to establish the Fund for the Development of
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Znad Wilii 2017-01-09
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A joint book of Różewicz and Eidrigevičius will be published

Very soon a joint book of Tadeusz Różewicz and Stasys Eidrigevičius will be released. It consists of selected poems of Tadeusz Różewicz „Woda w garnuszku” (Lithuanian “Vanduo puodelyje”) illustrated by
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Znad Wilii 2017-01-09
The Prime Minister S. Skvernelis, K. Słotwińska, A. Wołosewicz, the Minister J. Petrauskienė, photo by wilnoteka.lt

Young Poles in the group of the best in Lithuania!

On the 5th of January, during the cold yet sunny afternoon in the Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius
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Wilnoteka 2017-01-06
Photo by Antoni Radczenko

Radczenko: Discriminate us positively

A few days ago, established by ex-Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius in December of the last year, a group of deputies May 3, uniting deputies of the Lithuanian Parliament from all
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Znad Wilii 2017-01-06
Šalčininkai, photo: salcininkai.lt

Conservatives propose establishing a special fund for the Vilnius region

Conservatives do not stop trying to appoint the Development Fund of South-Eastern Lithuania, independent of local authorities. The parliament of Lithuania has repeatedly rejected drafts of the issue raised by
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Wilnoteka 2017-01-05
Jarosław Wołkonowski/ Photo by Joanna Bożerodska

Wołkonowski: Poles are victims of the Kremlin propaganda

Russian television, a low level of education and ravenous capitalism are the factors by which popularity of president Putin is growing among Lithuanian Poles – believes PhD. Jarosław Wołkonowski. On
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Znad Wilii 2017-01-05
Rajmund Rotkiewicz and his hanging orchard, fot. guinessworldrecords.com

Rajmund Rotkiewicz in the Guinness World Records book!

Rajmund Rotkiewicz, an IT specialist and a graduate of Szymon Konarski High School, has finally made it into the Guinness World Records book thanks to his hanging orchard. The title
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Wilnoteka 2017-01-05
The Readers' votes were counted by the Award Committee which was composed of the previous winners of the title. Photo by Andrzej Podworski

Józef Rybak is the Pole of the Year 2016

On 4 January results of the Readers’ contest “The Pole of the Year 2016” held by Kurier Wileński were presented. The person who received the highest number of votes from
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Kurier Wileński 2017-01-04
Photo by Julius Kalinskas/15min.lt

Proposition of the group of 3 May: Additional points for knowledge of the Polish language

MPs associated in the parliamentary group of 3 May issued a request to award students with additional points for knowledge of Polish and Russian language during university admission. This is
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Znad Wilii 2017-01-03