Lot of exile from Užupis

The Vilnius world of Krystyna Piotrkowska, maiden name— Mrówka, is a charming Užupis neighbourhood surrounded by hills, swiftly running Vilnia river, well maintained gardens, old trees, three small bridges connecting
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Mikłaszewicz: The myth of “the Polonisation” of Vilnius Region

Lithuania is a country where national minorities constitute several percent of the society. During the conference titled “Polish Lithuanian or Poles form Lithuania?” Ph.D. Irena Mikłaszewicz said that in the
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“The Emigrants”: Two Sławomirs and two Edwards

“Boys performed brilliantly. Almost two months of rehearsals didn’t go to waste.” Sławomir Gaudyn praised the actors. They are Edward Kiejzik and Edward Trusewicz who in the  yesterday late Sunday
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”The Emigrants” came to Vilnius

It is good that the Vilnius Studio Theatre has decided put on just this play of the greatest post-war Polish playwright, writer and satirist Sławomir Mrożek. The play was directed
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The majority of the parties in favour of the original spelling of names

According to the survey published by a daily newspaper “Lietuvos žinios”, the vast majority of Lithuanian political parties taking part in this year’s parliamentary elections is for the original spelling
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The inauguration of the academic year in the University of Bialystok department in Vilnius

”Quod bonum, felix, faustum fortunatumque sit” (May it be for good, happiness and prosperity of all)” – thus started the vice-rector Dariusz Kijowski the new academic year at the University.
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To honour Father Sopoćko, who saved Jews

On Sunday, September 30 in Black Bor will be a ceremony of unveiling of the commemorative plaque dedicated to the blessed Father Michał Sopoćko. He was a priest-confessor of Saint
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Wakar: Polish youth is not different than their Lithuanian friends. (Supplement: choice of respondents)

“Political choices of the young Poles in Lithuania are generally divided between the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (AWPL) and the Labour Party. It is a surprise that there
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Conference: Lithuanian Poles or Poles in Lithuania?

“Only a dialogue can solve the Polish-Lithuanian conflict”, said Professor Bogusław Grużewski, one of the organisers of the “Lithuanian Poles or Poles in Lithuania? Problems of national identity (19th-21st c.)”
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Poles is still the largest minority in Lithuania

As you can notice in the census from March 2011, Lithuania had 3 million 43 thousand permanent residents, said Lithuanian Department of Statistics (Lietuvos statistikos departamentas). In September the number
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