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A Forgotten Capital

For just seven short years in the 14th century, Trakai stood as the capital of a rising nation.

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A First and Only King

There was not ‘Kingdoms’ as such, but tribes and groups of peoples who etched out smaller carvings for themselves, until Mindaugas.

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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

For Lithuanians, he represents the perfect blend of art, music, spirituality and national pride, akin to Lithuania’s own Leonardo da Vinci.

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Lithuania’s Nature

Dense forests, mystical swamps and sweeping beaches.

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A Modern Lithuanian Identity

Lithuania has many faces, but nature, good food and the elements plays a role in all of them.

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Freeeeeedom!

1988 was a year of hope and awakening

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A Soviet Socialist Republic

Industrialisation & Sovietisation

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The Brothers of the Forest

A response to Soviet repression

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The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

The chaos continues

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Lithuania’s War with Poland

The tug-of-war for the Vilnius region

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The Russian Empire

A furnace for forging a Lithuanian cultural identity

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A Lithuanian-Polish Union

What’s the deal with Poland?

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Mongols from the East

Mongols in the Baltics?

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The Northern Crusades

What were the Baltic crusades?

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A Lithuanian nation state

When did Lithuania become, Lithuania?

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The founding of a Lithuanian Capital

Why is the city’s mascot an iron wolf?