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Silver jubilee of “Magazyn Wileński”

“Magazyn Wileński” celebrates its jubilee – 25 years of existence. 25 years is not that long, but it is a lot when one takes into consideration the bravery of its
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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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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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Children from Pabradė, Nemenčinė and Bujwidze are coming for Christmas to Poland

Children of Polish origin, living in orphanages in Pabradė (in Polish: Podbrodzie) and Nemenčinė (in Polish: Niemenczyn), will spend Christmas in Poland. Their visit has been organized by the Association ‘Otwarty
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Sister Michaela Rak a winner of the St Christopher’s Award

Sister Michaela Rak, an abbess of the Sisters of Merciful Jesus in Vilnius, the founder of  the Hospice of Blessed Michael Sopocko, was awarded with St. Christopher statuette, given to
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Walking around Vilnius: the amazing biography of Oskar Miłosz

The street is named after Oskar Miłosz, the relative of the poet and the essayist, a Nobel Prize winner Czesław Miłosz. It is a little bit untypical in Vilnius conditions:
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Polish schools in the ranking of the best schools in Lithuania

“Reitingai” magazine announced the ranking of the best schools and junior high schools in Lithuania in 2014. For the first time, the authors of the ranking chose the schools which
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The Social Committee for Care over the Old Rasos nominated to the St Christopher’s Award

The deadline for submittion of nominations of the candidates to the St Christopher’s Award has passed. Every year in Vilnius the candidates, institutions, and organizations that deserve the award are
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Lithuanian Wikipedia filled out with 234 entries about Poland!

The competition organised by Polish embassy in Vilnius and portal DELFI for the best entries about Poland in Lithuanian Wikipedia has been settled! The first places in the contest were
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