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How Polish Gymnasiums in Vilnius were formed

Education froze, any kind of public life froze. For every word said in Polish in public place, there was a 25-30 rubles fine. School child that spoke their mother tongue
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The Relay Race of Independence Day at the Marshal’s Mausoleum

The National Independence Day is memorialised in a special way in Wileńszczyzna for the 21st time already. It is thanks to the relay race which heads towards the Mother and
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1920: the citizens of Vilnius in the victorious war – Żeligowski’s „mutiny”

“It may be the case that you will have to face the negative opinion both of the world and of Poland.” –  the Chief of State Józef Piłsudski warned General
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The final eliminations of the 24th Recitation Competition „Kresy 2015”

Julia Guniewicz and Edgar Kreiwelis, two of the winners, are going to represent Lithuania during the 24th Laureate Meeting “Kresy 2015” in Białystok. 60 participants took part in pan-Lithuanian final
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150th anniversary of the Nemenčinė school

In 1865 the first school in Nemenčinė was established. It was located in a small room on the first floor of a post office, only 30 pupils attended it and
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Prize for maintaining cultural heritage for Zdzisław Palewicz

During gala honoring the best local self-governments of Lithuania, which took place on 23rd October in the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre „Litexpo”, mayor of the Šalčininkai region, Zdzisław Palewicz
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1920: the citizens of Vilnius in the victorious war – the Battle of the Neman

As a result of the Polish victory in the Battle of Warsaw, the armies of Mikhail Tukhachevsky’s Western Front were forced to leave the outskirts of the capital far in
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Vilnius Regional Administrative Court made an unfavourable decision concerning „Konarski”

Vilnius Regional Administrative Court rejected a motion of community of Sz. Konarski High School concerning re-organisation of the institution. The decision of the capital city’s Council would cause the school
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The Department of National Minorities divided the subvention for national minorities

The Department of National Minorities, which has taken the duties of Ministry of Culture to decide on matters of national minorities since July 2015, announced the results of the contest
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Tomaszewski: AWPL supports planned protest

Capital’s local government gave permission to organise a demonstration outside the Lithuanian government’s headquarter (Kudirki Square) in Vilnius on 16th October at 15:30. Protest ‘Against unfair educational and social policy’
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