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How Lithuanians Conquered the World: The Case for a Migration Museum
Author deepbalticJanuary 21, 2021 0

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 →

Between Two Shores: A Visual Love Letter to the Curonian Spit
culture deepbalticDecember 7, 2020 0

Between Two Shores: A Visual Love Letter to the Curonian Spit

Formed almost 5,000 years ago by sand deposits and barely a mile across, the Curonian Spit extends from the coast of Lithuania into RussiaContinue Reading →

An Eccentric Cold War Education: Revisiting the Lithuanian Gymnasium in Germany
Feature Article deepbalticNovember 20, 2020 0

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
Uncategorized deepbalticNovember 11, 2020 0

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 →

The Steps We Took to Remember: Lithuanian Dancing in Postwar Britain
culture deepbalticAugust 13, 2020 0

The Steps We Took to Remember: Lithuanian Dancing in Postwar Britain

“This festival,” wrote my mother, “is a means of promoting understanding and reconciliation amongst all the European countries who suffered so much during the War years.”Continue Reading →

Absences and Reminders: Searching for Soviet Statues in the Baltics
culture deepbalticJuly 14, 2020 0

Absences and Reminders: Searching for Soviet Statues in the Baltics

"While some cultures go to great lengths to eradicate reminders of their unwanted past, others are willing to let them slowly disintegrate"Continue Reading →

The Shadow in the East: An Interview with Aliide Naylor
Author deepbalticJune 30, 2020 0

The Shadow in the East: An Interview with Aliide Naylor

"When Trump ascended to the US presidency I started looking more about what the division of the world into the great power blocs again might mean for the Baltic states"Continue Reading →

Visions of the Future from Interwar Kaunas
Feature Article deepbalticMay 28, 2020 0

Visions of the Future from Interwar Kaunas

‘In the evening, when dusk falls over Kaunas, their colossal bronze heads are illuminated with powerful spotlights. From here, one can see all of Kaunas.’Continue Reading →

Architecture of Optimism: Building a Temporary Capital for Lithuania
Lithuania deepbalticMay 25, 2020 0

Architecture of Optimism: Building a Temporary Capital for Lithuania

"In less than twenty years, its residents transformed the city into a modern, elegant and European capital"Continue Reading →

How Litvaks Brought Petrol Stations to Interwar Lithuania
Author deepbalticApril 14, 2020 0

How Litvaks Brought Petrol Stations to Interwar Lithuania

Accelerating motorisation in interwar Lithuania increased the demand for fuel and gave rise to a new type of business – petrol stations.Continue Reading →

The Chameleon West: Lithuania as a Set for Soviet Cinema
culture deepbalticMarch 17, 2020 0

The Chameleon West: Lithuania as a Set for Soviet Cinema

Vilnius and Kaunas often stood in for Western cities in Soviet films. Does this still fuel misperceptions about the Baltic states in the Soviet era?Continue Reading →

"The Forest Is in Our DNA": Lithuania's Ancient Woods
Feature Article deepbalticAugust 13, 2019 0

"The Forest Is in Our DNA": Lithuania's Ancient Woods

"We can be proud that we have these in Lithuania, because in Western Europe these were already gone a hundred years ago"Continue Reading →

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