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The 75th anniversary of the first massive deportation of Poles to Siberia

On the 10th of February 1940, the Soviet authorities conducted the first out of four massive deportations of the Polish citizens. According to different statistics, 140 to 250 thousand people
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Zuokas: Rasos Cemetery is to become a place that stimulates reflection

Restoring the Rasos Cemetery is the priority of the local government. The local government plans to strengthen the hill of the cemetery, renew the chapels, and install surveillance monitoring and
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“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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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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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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The winners of the plebiscite “Pole of the Year” awarded

“Everyone from the ten deserves such a cup, since we all play in one orchestra together” – said Sister Michaela Rak, the winner of the Readers’ Plebiscite promoted by “Kurier
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Rafael Muksinov elaborates on ethnic minorities, phobies and prejudices

‘I would like to make a kind of sensational declaration and to admit openly that I am an agent and member of the ‘fifth column’, announced a doctor of social
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