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Baobab trees along the rural road at sunny day in Madagascar

How Lithuania (Almost) Moved to Madagascar

by Augustas Kalinauskas
30 January 2023
Lithuania/Culture

Lithuania has always been at the crossroads between East and West, with hardly any moment in history when the people were not fighting for their freedom. The 20th century is no exception, but exactly then, a brand-new idea of ensuring security emerged.

statue in europos park in Lithuania

The Center of Attention: Lithuania’s Europos Park

by Przemysław Bociąga
28 January 2023
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

Europos Park is a “monument valley” on the outskirts of Vilnius to celebrate the spot being exact center of Europe. But the celebration was a bit hasty, as now one of claimants to the title is 11 km away.

Traditional Lithuanian dish Zeppelin, boiled potato dumplings stuffed with minced pork, on a colored ceramic plate on a gray concrete background

The National Dish Named After an Airship

by Przemysław Bociąga
27 January 2023
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

Cepelinai dumplings, the fist-sized Lithuanian delicacies, derive their name from Zeppelins - the long, cylindrical airships of the early 20th century to which they bear a striking resemblance. And like their dirigible counterparts, cepelinai will leave you high... on carbs.

Male doctor examining the patient chest x-ray film lungs scan at radiology department in hospital

Promising Radiology Detection Product Expanding on the Market

by Martin Hochel
6 December 2022
Lithuania/Tech

The Lithuanian medical startup Oxipit has harnessed AI and Machine Learning into radiology. By scanning and analyzing chest radiographs (CXRs), ChestEye and ChestLink, the apps detect pulmonary module signs of pneumothorax and other lung diseases.

main visual of the Vilnius G-spot campaign

Sex Sells. Vilnius Hits the Marketing G-Spot

by Przemysław Bociąga
20 November 2022
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

This award-winning promotional campaign for the capital of Lithuania will make you pant and scream.

Monument of Grand Duke Gediminas Vilnius Lithuania

The Unbelievable (and Absolutely True) History of Lithuania

by Weronika Edmunds
9 November 2022
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

In the north of the 3 Seas Region, you can find a land adorned in a green gown of forests and crowned with the gold of sandy beaches. With her majesty accentuated by blue jewels of lakes, Lithuania is a mysterious land where the tales of old don’t seem old at all.

The Union of Lublin painting of Jan Matejko

When the Polish King Lit a Candle Stub for the Devil

by Przemysław Bociąga
1 November 2022
Lithuania/Poland/Culture

Among the early modern empires of Central Europe, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is perhaps the least known. It was in a state of forming for some two hundred years and remained more than a strategic alliance for another two centuries, shaping the culture and history of more than those two nations.

Huge tourism balloon floats very close to a church rooftop, in the city of Vilnius

Lithuania’s Airborne Love

by Weronika Edmunds
31 October 2022
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

What do a paper bag, a sheep, a duck, a rooster, and hot air have to do with Lithuania's most beloved hobby?

couple walking on the street with winter decoration

Vilnius: The City of Low-Flying Angels

by Weronika Edmunds
15 October 2022
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

A city foretold by an iron wolf, built by a pagan Duke, developed by Christian kings, drowning in green vegetation, and home to hundreds of angels – Vilnius might just be the most exceptional European capital.

Trakai castle

Why You Should Want to See the Ghost at Lithuania’s Trakai Castle

by Weronika Edmunds
10 October 2022
Travel & Food/Culture/Lithuania

The most fascinating medieval castles are those which were impossible to force by the enemy. And, of course, those haunted by ghosts. Trakai Castle belongs to both categories.

Uzupis street sign, Photo: ©Go Vilnius

One District in Vilnius Is an Entire Country

by Przemysław Bociąga
4 October 2022
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

Bohemian Užupis looks like a typical city district, but it has its own constitution, flag, and international recognition (by UNESCO). Once, it even had an army of 11 soldiers, but now its only line of defense is its cultural value.

Nicolas Cage as himself in HISTORY OF SWEAR WORDS

In Lithuania, Swear Words Are Imported Goods

by Przemysław Bociąga
25 September 2022
Lithuania/Culture

Lithuanians brag about the mildness of their native language. So in order to keep it clean, they simply use either Russian or English whenever they want to say something particularly naughty.

19th century Illustrated Sanskrit

The Lithuanian Language: Closer to Indian Than Any Other Around

by Przemysław Bociąga
12 September 2022
Lithuania/Culture

Surrounded by entirely different language groups, the language Lithuanians speak is closer to Sanskrit than anything else.

portrait of Ksawery Brzostowski from National Museum In Warsaw collection

The Tiny 18th-Century Republic Where Progressive Ideas Reigned

by Przemysław Bociąga
15 August 2022
Lithuania/Travel & Food/Culture

At 16 square kilometers, the Lithuanian enclave of the Republic of Paulava was one of the tiniest countries in the known world. It was a progressive realm where personal freedom was protected, and even peasants could own land.

How Vikings Sailed From the Baltic to the Black Sea 

by Przemysław Bociąga
8 July 2022
Culture/Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia

The Varangian colonization of Ruthenia (modern-day Ukraine) was possible thanks to a river route flowing all the way from Lithuania through to the Black Sea. 

Movement of microparticles by beams of laser in lab

Boosting Lithuania’s Economy with Laser Precision

by Jakub Warzecha
4 July 2022
Lithuania/Money/Tech

Laser beams from a small Central Eastern European country are beginning to reach the farthest corners of the world. How did Lithuania become a giant in the laser industry, and how have their lasers become such an export hit, playing a significant in their economy?

Starka Vodka: Where the Barrels Are Buried

by Przemysław Bociąga
1 July 2022
Lithuania/Poland/Travel & Food/Culture

Starting as far back as the 15th century, people in Poland and Lithuania would pour vodka into oak barrels and bury them underground for many years. Making Starka, barrel-aged vodka, was connected to the maturing process of their children.

Romuva religion

Native Religion Regains Believers in Lithuania

by Przemysław Bociąga
23 June 2022
Lithuania/Culture

In 1387, Lithuania became the last European nation to convert to Christianity. However,  Romuva, the old, native Lithuanian religion, did not die out. In fact, it’s in the middle of a resurgence, with the number of followers doubling in recent years.

The Baltic Way

The Longest Chain of People Holding Hands Extended 600 Kilometers

by Przemysław Bociąga
27 May 2022
Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia/Culture

On one day in 1989, two million people formed Baltic Way: the longest human chain in history. It connected three capitals and represented unity and freedom.

Estonian army

Are Baltic States Prepared to Defend Against Eastern Threats?

by Jakub Warzecha
19 May 2022
Latvia/Estonia/Tech/Lithuania

Today, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are the most vulnerable members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Would these countries be able to defend themselves against threats from the east?

portrait of Milda Mitkute

From Wardrobe Liberator to Unicorn: The Story of Vinted

by Filip Rey
18 April 2022
People/Lithuania/Green Transformation

The Lithuanian online marketplace for second-hand clothes has quickly outcompeted other giants such as eBay and Amazon.

Klaipeda Lithuania LNG import terminal FSRU Independence and LNG Tanker ARCTIC PRINCESS in port

Independence at Last: Lithuania Buys an FSRU

by Filip Rey
8 April 2022
Lithuania/Three Seas Initiative/Money

Natural gas will now arrive in Lithuania from across the world to a floating regasification unit fully owned by the state.

Wind turbines in an offshore wind park during a storm

Wind in the sails for Lithuania’s offshore-wind energy project 

by Filip Rey
6 April 2022
Lithuania/Money/Green Transformation

The Baltic country is preparing the construction of its first offshore wind park to start in 2024.

The European Capital of Culture kaunas lithuania

Lithuania’s ‘Little Paris’ Ready to Show Off Its Cultural Prowess

by Cynthia Sklodowski
30 March 2022
Culture/Lithuania/Travel & Food

On a Saturday in January, over 40,000 spectators crowded into the streets of Kaunas, despite the freezing temperatures, to take part in a music, video, dance, and light-filled kick-off celebration of the city’s year as a European Capital of Culture 2022.

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