Storia, racconti, testimonianze, personaggi, natura, architetture, curiosità del Paese Baltico. Italian & English version.
Two years after the full-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, Lithuania rallied to shout loud that support for the attacked country must not wane. But it must continue stronger than ever. WATCH THE VIDEO Many events took place in all Lithuanian
Jonas Žemaitis was a wise and authoritative commander who succeeded in uniting all those who were fighting against the Soviet occupation. Vykintas Vaitkevičius, archaeologist, historian and expert on Baltic culture, is convinced of this. He is a professor and researcher
“One of the most important things is that freedom is not a gift. For freedom you have to fight, defend yourself, sometimes even sacrifice the most important thing: life”. With these words Paulė Kuzmickienė, member of the Lithuanian Parliament, begins
Lithuania’s armed partisan resistance against the Soviet regime was not only a struggle against occupation and for independence. It was also a moral battle for a completely different worldview, based on national and religious values. A fight against injustice and
Our journey continues through the history of the Lithuanian resistance against the Soviet occupation, which lasted from the end of the Second World War until 1990. Vytautas Landsbergis was the one who on March 11 of that year, as President
“Jonas Žemaitis, commander of fighting Lithuania”, is a project created by the Baltika-Baltijos Istorijos Association and LithuanianStories to remember the figure of the commander of the partisan resistance, with the pivotal support of Kotryna Buono, great granddaughter of Žemaitis. The
Anniversary of the attack by the Soviets on January 1991 The night between January 12 and 13, 1991 Mr. Gorbačëv decided going into action. Since the declaration of independence by Lithuania on March 11, 1990 USSR had been attempting to
Vytautas Landsbergis was actually the first leader of the free Lithuania. He was the person who declared independence of Lithuania on March 11 1990. Listening to him in this interview is like hearing history happens. Landsbergis is among people who
In October 2019, Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius from the diocese of Kaunas was raised to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. That was an unexpected appointment at the end of a journey that saw him fight for freedom each day
We were at the commemorations of events to remember the tragic events of January 1991, when the Soviet Union militarily attacked Lithuania to destroy the country’s independence, declared in March 1990, after almost 50 years of Soviet occupation. We took