“I care about Vilnius”

An unusual man can be spotted near the Gate of Dawn. His civic attitude makes him worthy of the title of the freeman of Vilnius. “Recently, I was visiting the
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People speaking Polish in Lithuania in 1923 and 2011

Here we have another two maps. This time, they present people speaking Polish excluding people for whom Polish is a native language. The website mapijoziai.lt compared the places of residence
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Walking down the Vilnius streets: Pelczar – a figure worth commemorating

Several years ago, there appeared many new streets near the Santoryszki District of Vilnius. One of them was named after Kazimierz Pelczar – the great Polish oncologist, the professor of
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Poles in Lithuania in 1923 and 2011

We present you two maps concerning the places of residence of Polish minority in Lithuania in 1923 and 2011. The website mapijoziai.lt compared the registers of citizens in 1923 and
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The qualifications for the 26th Literature and Polish Language Olympiad have started

The qualifications for the 26th Literature and Polish Language Olympiad in the Vilnius region have started on the 4th of February. All guests – students and their teachers – have
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65 years ago died the father of Polish photography Jan Bułhak

The 4th of February is the 65th anniversary of the death of the famous photography artist referred to as “the father of Polish photography” Jan Bułhak. In the years 1912-1919
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Active Poles from the Vilnius Region among the awarded

The Awards of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas were given in the former residence of the president Antanas Smetona, which is located in the Ukmergė District. Among those awarded for
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The Polish Radio has been broadcasting for 90 years

On the 21st of February 1925, the Polish Society of Radio Engineering (in Polish: Polskie Towarzystwo Radiotechniczne – PTR) broadcast the first official radio programme. This event is considered the
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Lithuania celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Act on the state language – an unfavorable

5th February, on Thursday, the Sejm Committee on matters of education, science and culture, along with the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language organizing a conference on the 20th anniversary
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Social Democrats of the city Šalčininkai challenged the name “Waldemar Tomaszewski’s Block”

The Social Democrats Šalčininkai district in the Central Election Commission challenged the decision of the local election commission on registration in the local elections coalition called “Coalition Electoral Action of
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