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How Latin Became the Literary Language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
"In the 15th century a story first appears that the Lithuanians were descended from a group of Roman soldiers who were blown off course after leaving Britain in 55 BC"
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The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was once Europe's largest state. Much of its population spoke Ruthenian, the elite were increasingly switching to Polish. Lithuanian was still not a literary language - but many Lithuanians believed it to be a form of Latin.
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"The Lithuanian myth about the Roman origins of Lithuanian is important, because it meant that Latin in Lithuania was not a classicising affectation and a way for scholars to show off their learning"
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How Latin Became the Literary Language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
"In the 15th century a story first appears that the Lithuanians were descended from a group of Roman soldiers who were blown off course after leaving Britain in 55 BC"
deepbaltic.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"The Lithuanian myth about the Roman origins of Lithuanian is important, because it meant that Latin in Lithuania was not a classicising affectation and a way for scholars to show off their learning"
deepbaltic.com/2025/11/11/h...
deepbaltic.com/2025/11/11/h...
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was once Europe's largest state. Much of its population spoke Ruthenian, the elite were increasingly switching to Polish. Lithuanian was still not a literary language - but many Lithuanians believed it to be a form of Latin.
deepbaltic.com/2025/11/11/h...
deepbaltic.com/2025/11/11/h...
How Latin Became the Literary Language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
"In the 15th century a story first appears that the Lithuanians were descended from a group of Roman soldiers who were blown off course after leaving Britain in 55 BC"
deepbaltic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was once Europe's largest state. Much of its population spoke Ruthenian, the elite were increasingly switching to Polish. Lithuanian was still not a literary language - but many Lithuanians believed it to be a form of Latin.
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AFP’s Gints Ivuskans photographs protesters rallying in Riga against Latvia's bid to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty combating violence against women.
On October 31, parliament voted to withdraw from the treaty but just days later shelved discussion on the matter for a year
On October 31, parliament voted to withdraw from the treaty but just days later shelved discussion on the matter for a year
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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I loved the #StreetArt in the beautiful city of #Kaunas. What a wonderful place to explore!
Today I'm sharing this photo for #WackyArtWednesday and #WindowsonWednesday... Plus I guess it also works for #WallsOnWednesday? 😊
📍Kaunas, Lithuania
#Travel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin
Today I'm sharing this photo for #WackyArtWednesday and #WindowsonWednesday... Plus I guess it also works for #WallsOnWednesday? 😊
📍Kaunas, Lithuania
#Travel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I loved the #StreetArt in the beautiful city of #Kaunas. What a wonderful place to explore!
Today I'm sharing this photo for #WackyArtWednesday and #WindowsonWednesday... Plus I guess it also works for #WallsOnWednesday? 😊
📍Kaunas, Lithuania
#Travel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin
Today I'm sharing this photo for #WackyArtWednesday and #WindowsonWednesday... Plus I guess it also works for #WallsOnWednesday? 😊
📍Kaunas, Lithuania
#Travel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin
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Estonia's Jewish community commemorates Saaremaa victims at reburial ceremony
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Estonia's Jewish community commemorates Saaremaa victims at reburial ceremony
Estonia's Jewish community this week memorialized several people considered Holocaust victims on the island of Saaremaa, whose remains have been reinterred and now have a third resting place.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Estonia's Jewish community commemorates Saaremaa victims at reburial ceremony
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Beautiful Vilnius.
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Beautiful Vilnius.
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I'm giving a talk! At the lovely Valodu Māja bookshop in Riga next Fri. (Hopefully interesting/entertaining) observations about some of the differences between English and Latvian - time for questions/discussion too. Would be a pleasure to see you there
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Learning Latvian as a native English-speaker
Event in Riga, Latvia by Valodu māja - House of Languages on Friday, November 14 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I'm giving a talk! At the lovely Valodu Māja bookshop in Riga next Fri. (Hopefully interesting/entertaining) observations about some of the differences between English and Latvian - time for questions/discussion too. Would be a pleasure to see you there
www.facebook.com/events/20630...
www.facebook.com/events/20630...
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Fog on the Baltic
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Fog on the Baltic
"Wagner in Narva" — Estonia gets it right
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November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Fog on the Baltic
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Jānis Rozentāls (Latvian, 1866–1916)
"After Church", 1894.
Oil on Canvas, 175 × 103 cm.
Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"After Church", 1894.
Oil on Canvas, 175 × 103 cm.
Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Jānis Rozentāls (Latvian, 1866–1916)
"After Church", 1894.
Oil on Canvas, 175 × 103 cm.
Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"After Church", 1894.
Oil on Canvas, 175 × 103 cm.
Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
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I toured farmhouse brewers in Latgale in eastern Latvia back in May, but the region is also home to traditional moonshine.
"The powers that have controlled Latgale have stretched their authority out from different capitals, but they’ve been united by their desire to stamp out the covert alcohol production that has so long characterised the region"
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In Search of Šmakovka: a Latvian Region's Four Moonshine Museums
Latgalian homebrew is known by many names, and its history reveals many of the things that set this region apart
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November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I toured farmhouse brewers in Latgale in eastern Latvia back in May, but the region is also home to traditional moonshine.
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The judges asked Thiess why he had become a werewolf – what benefits did it bring? Thiess recalled that he took on his new identity calmly, but ‘hadn’t thought it would involve so much evil’.
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on a Livonian werewolf, from 2022.
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@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on a Livonian werewolf, from 2022.
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John Gallagher · Where wolf? Everyone knows I’m a werewolf
That he was a werewolf seems to have been common knowledge and Thiess himself freely admitted it – in fact, he said,...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The judges asked Thiess why he had become a werewolf – what benefits did it bring? Thiess recalled that he took on his new identity calmly, but ‘hadn’t thought it would involve so much evil’.
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on a Livonian werewolf, from 2022.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on a Livonian werewolf, from 2022.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
"The powers that have controlled Latgale have stretched their authority out from different capitals, but they’ve been united by their desire to stamp out the covert alcohol production that has so long characterised the region"
deepbaltic.com/2022/12/13/i...
deepbaltic.com/2022/12/13/i...
In Search of Šmakovka: a Latvian Region's Four Moonshine Museums
Latgalian homebrew is known by many names, and its history reveals many of the things that set this region apart
deepbaltic.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"The powers that have controlled Latgale have stretched their authority out from different capitals, but they’ve been united by their desire to stamp out the covert alcohol production that has so long characterised the region"
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Oct. 20, 1923: The opening of a Valga-Kaagjärve-Koikküla section of a railway in Estonia.
December 4, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Oct. 20, 1923: The opening of a Valga-Kaagjärve-Koikküla section of a railway in Estonia.
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Around 5,000 people marched in Riga today in one of the largest post-independence protests, opposing a possible Latvia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Around 5,000 people marched in Riga today in one of the largest post-independence protests, opposing a possible Latvia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.
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Several Russians in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Dubai connected with the Fast Bunkering shipping group continue to obfuscate company & ship ownership to keep the shadow fleet sailing, and dirty Russian oil flowing, through the Baltic Sea. - lrt.lt
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Several Russians in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Dubai connected with the Fast Bunkering shipping group continue to obfuscate company & ship ownership to keep the shadow fleet sailing, and dirty Russian oil flowing, through the Baltic Sea. - lrt.lt
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The vote is an example why Latvia is politically such a complicated country - because otherwise antithetical Latvian nationalist parties (such as the National Alliance) and parties viewed as Kremlin-friendly (such as For Stability) can together support broadly anti-liberal goals
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The vote is an example why Latvia is politically such a complicated country - because otherwise antithetical Latvian nationalist parties (such as the National Alliance) and parties viewed as Kremlin-friendly (such as For Stability) can together support broadly anti-liberal goals
Jaan Anvelt, an Estonian Communist who led the Moscow-backed attempt to overthrow the Estonian government in December 1924. After the coup failed, Anvelt fled to Moscow, where he was beaten to death by the NKVD during Stalin's Great Purge.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Jaan Anvelt, an Estonian Communist who led the Moscow-backed attempt to overthrow the Estonian government in December 1924. After the coup failed, Anvelt fled to Moscow, where he was beaten to death by the NKVD during Stalin's Great Purge.
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"Lithuania to close border with Belarus after balloons shut down Vilnius airport – Europe live" Lithuania to close border with Belarus after balloons shut down Vilnius airport – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Lithuania to close border with Belarus after balloons shut down Vilnius airport – Europe live
66 objects spotted on radars overnight leading fourth closure of airport in a week as prime minister says any more balloons will be shot down
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October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"Lithuania to close border with Belarus after balloons shut down Vilnius airport – Europe live" Lithuania to close border with Belarus after balloons shut down Vilnius airport – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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When considering Baltic suspicion of Moscow's intentions - often seen as dating, in its current level of intensity, from WWII - worth remembering that just four years separated Soviet Russia signing a peace treaty with Estonia and it trying (chaotically) to overthrow their govt
The Moscow-sponsored attempt in 1924 to seize power for Communists in Tallinn is little known beyond the region, but in Estonia it's been a touchstone for conflicting ideologies over the last century.
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When Estonia Stood Firm: Remembering the 1924 Communist Coup
The plan was nothing short of audacious, and envisaged coordinated attacks in Tallinn, with additional riots planned in Tartu, Narva, and other major cities
deepbaltic.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
When considering Baltic suspicion of Moscow's intentions - often seen as dating, in its current level of intensity, from WWII - worth remembering that just four years separated Soviet Russia signing a peace treaty with Estonia and it trying (chaotically) to overthrow their govt
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baby's first eastern european history time for those who don't know what i am talking about
the name "Prussians" was originally the self-given name of a Baltic-speaking people that lived here. Germans invaded in the 13th century and subjected them to a basically systemic extermination campaign
the name "Prussians" was originally the self-given name of a Baltic-speaking people that lived here. Germans invaded in the 13th century and subjected them to a basically systemic extermination campaign
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
baby's first eastern european history time for those who don't know what i am talking about
the name "Prussians" was originally the self-given name of a Baltic-speaking people that lived here. Germans invaded in the 13th century and subjected them to a basically systemic extermination campaign
the name "Prussians" was originally the self-given name of a Baltic-speaking people that lived here. Germans invaded in the 13th century and subjected them to a basically systemic extermination campaign
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#Europol kicked off Operation #Simcartel on October 10 in #Latvia, seizing approximately 1,200 SIM-box devices, 40,000 #SIM cards, and five servers with additional infrastructure. SIM farm was powering 49 million #fake accounts.
www.techradar.com/pro/security...
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Massive SIM farm network powering 49 million fake accounts taken apart by Europol
Seven people were arrested
www.techradar.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#Europol kicked off Operation #Simcartel on October 10 in #Latvia, seizing approximately 1,200 SIM-box devices, 40,000 #SIM cards, and five servers with additional infrastructure. SIM farm was powering 49 million #fake accounts.
www.techradar.com/pro/security...
www.techradar.com/pro/security...
"In total, on 1 December, the conspirators killed 26 members of the Estonian government forces, while the communist side incurred 125 casualties"
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When Estonia Stood Firm: Remembering the 1924 Communist Coup
The plan was nothing short of audacious, and envisaged coordinated attacks in Tallinn, with additional riots planned in Tartu, Narva, and other major cities
deepbaltic.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"In total, on 1 December, the conspirators killed 26 members of the Estonian government forces, while the communist side incurred 125 casualties"
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Excited to see the piece I helped write last year for Lossi 36 about the 1924 attempted coup in 🇪🇪 be republished by @deepbaltic.bsky.social!
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When Estonia Stood Firm: Remembering the 1924 Communist Coup
The plan was nothing short of audacious, and envisaged coordinated attacks in Tallinn, with additional riots planned in Tartu, Narva, and other major cities
deepbaltic.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Excited to see the piece I helped write last year for Lossi 36 about the 1924 attempted coup in 🇪🇪 be republished by @deepbaltic.bsky.social!
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A book by German political analyst Carlo Masala, "If Russia Wins," outlines how Moscow might make a grab for Estonia in 2028.
How a Russian Invasion of NATO Might Play Out
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October 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A book by German political analyst Carlo Masala, "If Russia Wins," outlines how Moscow might make a grab for Estonia in 2028.