Tag: Lithuania

The Entangled Stories of the Baltic States
World + People
Science

The Entangled Stories of the Baltic States

Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians have inhabited the region for centuries—sometimes under the same rulers, but always with individual identities.
Jakub Niedźwiedź
Wine, Farmers, and Unicorns
World + People
Science

Wine, Farmers, and Unicorns

The countries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia all show a keen sense of environmentalism, as well as a forward-thinking attitude.
Maciej Wesołowski
The Pious Bird
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Pious Bird

The stork – with its long legs and white body – is recognizable to many people across the globe, owing to its migration between Europe and Africa. In Lithuania, it is more than just a national symbol.
Wailana Kalama
Franco’s Black Pearls
Art + Stories
Fiction

Franco’s Black Pearls

A century or so ago, Vilnius was a very different place to today. Kristina Sabaliauskaitė takes us on a trip past the streets and characters of the city once known as Wilno, in this excerpt from her collection of stories about modern Lithuania’s capital.
Kristina Sabaliauskaitė
A Beach at the End of the World
Art + Stories
Opinions

A Beach at the End of the World

This year’s Venice Biennale Golden Lion winner came from the Lithuanian pavilion. The piece in question – an opera-performance on an artificial beach – encapsulates all the empathy and emotion that each of us might feel towards a world on its way to disaster.
Kristina Sabaliauskaitė