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Thankful in Lithuania in 1991

Thankful in Lithuania in 1991

by | Nov 21, 2017 | Lithuania

The first official Thanksgiving celebrated in Lithuania was back in November 1991. After the collapse of the 1991 August Coup led by Soviet hardliners, Lithuania had finally achieved its independence from the USSR after 50 years of Soviet occupation and had begun the...
The Days In Lithuania After January 13, 1991

The Days In Lithuania After January 13, 1991

by | Jan 16, 2014 | Lithuania

I once asked my boss, Chicago-native Rita Dapkute, several years after we both both worked at the Lithuanian Parliament in the Press Office (Information Bureau) during the period when Lithuania was trying to break away from the Soviet Union, “What event was more...