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Sr. Michaela Rak wins the contest ‘The Pole of 2014’

The winner of the 17th edition of the contest carried by ‘Kurier Wileński’ (‘The Courier of Vilnius’) is Sr. Michaela Rak, the founder of the Bl. Michał Sopoćko Hospice in
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Tadeusz Konwicki In Memoriam

Taduesz Konwicki (1926-2015), a Polish writer, script-writer and film director, passed away on the 7th of January. -‘The Polish culture suffered a great loss, because he was one of the
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Prime Minister of Lithuania pleased with the proactive approach of national minorities

On Thursday, Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius met with members of the House of National Communities. “I am pleased that the Government has approved and from 1 July this
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Professor Henry Malewski: Minorities need elites

The Association of Polish Scholars of Lithuania (SNLP) aims to promote Science among Polish young people in Lithuania and encourage the most talented of its representatives to choose a scientific
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Henry Malewski: Polish minority has a problem with education

Any minority where there is no elite, including scientific elites, cannot exist – this statement comes from the President of the Association of Polish Academics in Lithuania, Prof. Henry Malewski during a
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Most ethnic minority representatives find out about Ukraine from Russian television

The majority of ethnic minority representatives find out about events in Ukraine from Russian TV channels, which blame Ukraine for the current conflict, reports the Radio and Television Commission of
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How Dalia Grybauskaitė’s attitude to Poles has changed over the years

Let’s take a look at Dalia Grybauskaitė’s statements on issues concerning Poland over the last few years. The 29th of August 2009 – ‘Lithuanian grammar includes all that is necessary to write Polish
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Vilnius identity: This is something more, it is scientifically inexplicable

Vilnius as a culturally-diverse area attracts the attention of many scientists interested in issues of identity, ethnic minorities, and life on the cultural border. Among the Polish researchers who contributed to
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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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First nationality entry to Lithuanian passport

Vilnius Police Migration officers have received the first application form requesting the addition of an entry providing nationality on a Lithuanian passport. The first person to decide to do so is a woman of Ukrainian
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