Kurier Wileński

“Te Deum Laudamus” on Mother’s Day

“Te Deum Laudamus” – the letters made in an artistic way (each of them was a tiny masterpiece) on the stage of the Polish Culture Centre in Vilnius added splendour
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The 69th anniversary of the Operation Ostra Brama in Krawczuny

The 69th anniversary of the battle waged between the German army and the troops of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) was commemorated on Saturday in Krawczuny. The commemorative event gathered
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Results from Lithuanian exam are worse than they used to be, but still better than

This year 23 227 students in total took their final high school exams (matura exams), including 21 803 students from Lithuanian schools and 1 423 from minorities’’ schools. In schools with Lithuanian as
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Preserving the Fifth School in Vilnius in written form

During the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of establishing the “Kurier Wileński” (“Vilnius Messenger”) newspaper in the Polish communities in Vilnius and the Vilnius Region the history of the newspaper
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60 years of service to Poles in Lithuania

On June 28, 2013, Kurier Wileński, a Polish daily set up on July 1, 1953, by the name of Czerwony Sztandar, published its 17,164th issue. The more than 17,000 issues
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Editorial careers

People of culture, teachers, politicians, social activists, and, obviously, journalists. Few of us ever wonder what unites all the above, apart from their Polishness and a community of interests in
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Newspaper in my life – Aleksander Śnieżko

Aleksander Śnieżko. His poems are imbued with respect for his homeland, his “little fatherland.” They are moving and thoughtful. Their lyricism also makes one want to sing them. Yet, more
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Grybauskaitė blocks up other postulates of Polish minority

President Dalia Grybauskaitė consistently blocks up postulates of the Polish minority concerning the school system and the use of its native tongue, including the original spelling of surnames. Two weeks
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The Constitution trampled in the name of the Constitution: the victim – Polish children

It cannot be excluded that Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (SACL) gave in to political pressure of the president Dali Grybauskaitė and in case of this year exam concessions from
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Three letters that threaten Lithuanian language

In May 2013 14 MPs from various parliamentary groups registered a project of amendments to the Civil Code which would allow for using the following letters from the Latin alphabet: “w,”
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