Remembering January insurgents on Rasos

Graveyard on Rasos in Vilnius is a silent proof of the history of a nation fighting for one’s independence. Grave plates, containing concise information about the deceased, however aren’t able
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Record-breaking “Light for Rasos” action

On 1st November lights of about 12 thousand memory lights lightened up the Rasos Graveyard. Scouts from the Association of the Polish Scouting in Lithuania, representatives of the Polish Medical
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Looking for Polish traces: cemeteries in Kowszadol, Lubow and Wierszupa

A couple of very personal memories. Candles appeared at home. It was said that they are wax – small and yellow ones. Just in case, they rolled something resembling paper
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More than 11 000 candles have been lighted up at Vlinius Rossa

Almost 250 year old Rossa is one of the oldest cemetery in Vilnius as well as one of the most beautiful cemetery in Europe. On Saturday, it was decorated with
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The chapel in Bernardine cemetery will be renovated

The renovations of Vilnius Bernardine cemetery chapel are in progress. This news has been announced by Lithuanian Department for Cultural Heritage. The cemetery is on the list of the most
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Roaming around the streets of Vilnius: Montwiłł – a great philanthropist

Not only one but more streets are named after him. Each name is different but they have one thing in common – Kolonia Montwiłłowska. This is the oldest housing association
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Vilnius No. 5 Higschool celebrated 70th anniversary of its existence

On 14th October 1944 Jadwiga Turkowska, the director of No. 5 Secondary School for girls called the inaugural staff meeting. On that day the first card in the history of
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Mondays on the radio: the memoirs of professor Jerzy Młynarczyk

Beginning on the 3rd of November, the stories told by Jerzy Młynarczyk, the professor of law, politician, rector of the University of Business and Administration in Gdynia (Poland) and former
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Klimaszewska: We must do something for Rasos

The action of cleaning Rasos, as well as collecting of memory lights which will be lighted on All Saint’s Day (both part of the campaign “Light for Rasos”) are nearing
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Maria Rekść: we want the school to be as close to the pupil as possible

In October inaugural ceremonies of the middle school were held at three schools of the Vilnius district. Over all 15 schools have the status of the middle school in the
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