Vilnius Conference
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In the history of Lithuania, the Vilnius Conference or Vilnius National Conference met on 18–22 September 1917, and began the process of establishing a Lithuanian state based on ethnic identity and la
Presidium and secretariat of the Vilnius Conference. The hall was decorated with small two-color (red and green) flags (three are visible in the picture). This was one of the suggestions for the Flag of Lithuania. The delegates decided it was too dark and gloomy and eventually a yellow stripe was added.
Eastern Front in 1917
Venue of the Vilnius Conference (present-day Old Theatre of Vilnius)
History of Lithuania
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The history of Lithuania dates back to settlements founded about 10,000 years ago, but the first written record of the name for the country dates back to 1009 AD. Lithuanians, one of the Baltic people
Vilnius Conference
…In the history of Lithuania, the Vilnius Conference (Lithuanian: Vilniaus konferencija) or Vilnius National Conference met on 18–22 September 1917, and began the…
Kernavė Mounds
Lithuania's name first written in 1009, in the annals of the Quedlinburg Abbey, Germany.
Pope Innocent IV's bull regarding Lithuania's placement under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, Mindaugas' baptism and coronation