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Jaszuny (Jašiūnai): from Calvinism to miraculous “revelations”

We are continuing the series entitled “Visiting the Šalčininkai District”. Let us stay in Jaszuny for a little longer. This time we will scrutinize the spiritual side of the life
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Signposts “Znad Wilii”: Route of Home Army

Today we take you on a tour, route of Home Army. Recall the most important events and places on the Polish military formations during World War II. History and the Present,
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Revitalization of Ponary has begun

Work has begun to revitalize Ponary, the site of the biggest mass genocide against Jewish and Polish communities living in the former Eastern Borderlands (eastern lands that formerly belonged to Poland). The place
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Hoy, off we go with jingle bells… Christmas in the Vilnius Region

“Earth, you’ve had your bloody dreams; you surely had red Christmases before. Isn’t it enough? You’ve suffered horse rattles in your frozen parts, heavy wheels gridded on the snow, and
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Roman Gorecki: As my ancestors, I also value freedom the most

On Christmas Eve we talked with Roman Gorecki, the descendant of Adam Mickiewicz. It just so happens that on  the 24th of  December is 216 anniversary of the birth of
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Walking down the Vilnius streets: Gucewicz, the great architect

Wawrzyniec Gucewicz Street (in Lithuanian: Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevičius Street) is located in the centre of Vilnius. Earlier, it had a few other names: Bonifraterska Street, II Bonifraterski Zaułek (Alley), later on
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December will bring the conclusion to the contest concerning site of memorial in Ponary

The first stage of the contest, which concerned the project of renovation of memorial site in Ponary has come to the end. Among 16 projects qualified to the contest, announced
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Community workers save Vilnius relics

On Old Rasos, historical Vilnius necropolis the restoration of the Jeleńscy sepulchral chapel was finished. This architectural monument was restored thanks to funds collected by the Social Committee “Poznań for
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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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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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