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Geopolitical Power Play, Dependent “Independence” and Politicians Intoxicated by Cognac Diplomacy
By Saulius Kizelavičius In times of geopolitical cold war every larger country or alliance aims to increasetheir zones of influence. All possible measures are used, starting with military and economic, ending with cultural and religious. Sometimes it is hard to comprehend why the world‘s leading powers show interest in and […]
Arūnas Spraunius. Armenia Sacrifices Human Rights while Distancing Itself from the West
Svante Cornell, Research Director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and co-founder of the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy, published an article in “The American Interest” called “The Raucous Caucasus” (May 10, 2017) where he reminded that Armenia had long tried to balance its reliance on Russia for security […]
Leonas Jurša. Was it possible for Armenians to build 650 churches in Georgia over 100 years?
Having heard numerous witnesses, the scholar claimed: Armenians in their new living places without any remorse took over former Georgian churches and turned them Armenian. To reclaim the cursed In the beginning of 2015, Patriarchs of Armenian Gregorian Church sent a letter to Georgian government listing 442 churches in Georgia, […]
“Twisted Footprints in Daugai: Among Russian Deputies of the State Duma, Oligarchs, Diplomats, Federal Security Agents and Soldiers”
Slaptai.lt presents a very interesting article by Parliament member Arvydas Anušauskas (who is also member of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense). The article is titled “Twisted Footprints in Daugai: Among Russian Deputies of the State Duma, Oligarchs, Diplomats, Federal Security Agents and Soldiers”. The afore mentioned analysis […]
Gintaras Visockas. In the Battle of Grunwald Lithuanians Were Supported by… Armenian Troop?
A Khachkar is not bad or objectionable symbol that could be criticized in any way. It reminds of Lithuanian cross. It is a sacred monument of Armenian people carved in a solid lump of basalt or tufa. Armenians erect the mon important occasions. So, what is wrong with Armenian khachkar, […]
Gintaras Visockas. About friends of Kremlin Intelligence
Even the wisest philosophers agree: in politics there are a number of issues that cannot be viewed from only one perspective. Different groups might treat the same aspect differently. A neutral observer looking into things from different perspectives can find truth in both sides of the barricade. For example, Donald […]
Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan – The undiscovered destination, land of Prophet Noah
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an exclave of the Azerbaijan Republic. This wonderfully atmospheric region borders Turkey to the northwest, Armenia to the north and east, and Iran to the south. The isolation of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic from the rest of the country is dating only from 1924, when Stalin transferred […]
Sumgait detective
For Lithuanians, word “Sumgait” sounds different, unusual and even timid. If we ask them what it associates with, we have to agree that have heard the stories about anti Armenian riots in 1988th in this city of Azerbaijan. But why Azerbaijanis in Sumgait offend Armenians? – We don’t have any […]
LITHUANIA: JOURNALIST FACES LINGERING CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL DEFAMATION CONVICTION – OPED
Lithuanian journalist Gintaras Visockas is no stranger to covering controversial topics. A long-time journalist and author, Visockas covered the Lithuanian Defense Ministry and NATO operations for almost five years for the newspaper Vastieciu Laikrastis. “During this time, I had conducted hundreds of interviews with Lithuanian and foreign generals,” Visockas told […]
Nakhchivan: a few words on Azerbaijan’s ancient region
The Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan is located in the southwest corner of the Lower Caucasus. It is a mountainous terrain and stands at 600 to 1000 meters above sea level. The Climate of Nakhchivan is mostly continental and dry; it is characterized by cold winters while summer seasons are hot […]
Azerbaijan Maintains Impressive Economic Growth and Public Works
Foreign Policy News.org At the beginning of 2014, the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan has embraced a series of projects in the areas of infrastructure development and public works as well as introduced a number of socio economic reforms which are considered to be of high priority in order […]
In Lithuania, journalist faces lingering consequences of criminal libel conviction
This article is part of our series „Notes from the Field: EU Defamation Laws and Journalism„, in which the International Press Institute (IPI) takes a closer look at the application of defamation law in EU countries, seeking to illustrate the practical consequences of these laws upon both individual journalists and the […]
Lithuania: courts vs journalists
Vilnius Regional Court declared that Dailius Dargis, author of a book “Real History of Daktarai Mafia Family” is found guilty for disclosing personal information and hence violating personal rights of Mr. Henrikas Daktaras. The “sins” of a book writer were estimated to 6 000 LTL, down from the original demand […]
“Referendum – our choice”
Today, January 26, in the center of Kaliningrad Picket for a referendum to stop the construction of BNPP. The picket was held near the walls of the Kaliningrad Regional Duma, which took place first in the 2012 session of the deputies. Administration of Kaliningrad has not issued a permit for […]
Civic conference „Lithuania and Kaliningrad: Prospects for Cooperation”
February 1 at 13.00 in the premises of the European Information Centre (the building of the Seimas of the Republic, Gedimino pr. 53, LT-01109 Vilnius) will be held civic conference „Lithuania and Kaliningrad: Prospects for Cooperation”. The conference will be representatives of public and political forces in Kaliningrad.
LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE
The Lithuanian language, whatever its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure, more perfect than either Sanskrit or Greek, more copious than Latin, and exquisitely refined than any of these three. Yet, Lithuanian bears to all of them a stronger affinity than could have been produced by nature, not only in […]
Some 40 days will be spent in prison
I think that my case is unique in the Lithuanian judicial practice. The Lithuanian courts have punished me as a journalist not for what I have written specifically, but for the mode, how “some statistical reader” may understand my statements. I have become the criminal not for what I think, […]
Where to find Vällinge
You can not find Vällinge settlement in a large map of Sweden. Hardly it would even be in a memory of tourists looking for a remote place. Though a few houses called Vällinge are settled on a bank of a huge lake and surrounded by forests, cliffs and silence. This […]
