Lithuanian language
Videos
Lithuanian is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of th
The oldest surviving manuscript in Lithuanian (c. 1503), rewritten from a 15th century original text.
Lithuanian primer for children Moksłas skaytima raszta lietuwiszka, published in Lithuania's capital Vilnius in 1783
Lithuanian school in Vilnius in 1902
Ethnolinguistic area of Lithuanians and the Lithuanian language in 1917 by Prussian Lithuanian professor Vilius Gaigalaitis (Wilhelm Gaigalat), the dashed areas represent linguistically mixed border areas where Lithuanians formed a large minority
Poles in Lithuania
Videos
The Poles in Lithuania, also called Lithuanian Poles, estimated at 183,000 people in the 2021 Lithuanian census or 6.5% of Lithuania's total population, are the country's largest ethnic minority.
Polish minority marching in Vilnius (2008)
Andrzej Jastrzębiec was the first Bishop of Vilnius. He is depicted in the fresco "Baptism of Lithuania" by Włodzimierz Tetmajer
Poles in the interwar Lithuanian state, between 1923–1924