How Lithuanians Conquered the World: The Case for a Migration Museum
Those who left made a tremendous impact globally, and without them, there may never have been the Beatles or Bob DylanContinue Reading →
An Eccentric Cold War Education: Revisiting the Lithuanian Gymnasium in Germany
"Perhaps we did not have science labs then, or a proper gym, or even art classes, or music — other than someone cranking out polkas on an accordion... Yet I…Continue Reading →
Fiction: Saulius Šaltenis – Diary of a Jewish Girl
Esther Levinson is being sheltered by a Lithuanian couple, Vladas and Milda, who have renamed her Eliza and are passing her off as their nieceContinue Reading →
Searching for Nikolajs Hercbergs: the Mystery Man Who Photographed Riga
Nikolajs Hercbergs took thousands of pictures of Latvia's capital during the interwar years for reasons that are still unclearContinue Reading →
Sillamäe: Inside a Former Soviet Secret City in Estonia
Sillamäe was a ‘closed city,’ often referred to by codenames and guarded within a military perimeter – often it didn’t even appear on maps.Continue Reading →