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Roma on Education and ‘Missing England’

Roma on Education and ‘Missing England’

Less than 3,000 Roma live in Lithuania. Representing 0.1% of the population, there are still enough Baltic ‘gypsies’ to serve as a scapegoat in a country feeling squeezed by the crisis. However, in one Lithuanian village, Romualda, Svetlana, Konstantin and Konsuela are helping the community to lift its head. ‘If you meet a Roma, there […]

Nightlife in Vilnius: Ethnic Minority Benders

Nightlife in Vilnius: Ethnic Minority Benders

6.7% Polish, 6.3% Russian, 1.2% Belarusian, 0.7% Ukrainian, 0.1% Yiddish, 0.09% Tartar… approximately 115 communities of ethnic minorities were listed in this vein in a 2001 census in Lithuania. How integrated are these groups in local society? One way of finding out is by hitting the tiles. They go to separate schools. They have never […]

Polish People: ‘United in Diversity’ in Vilnius

Polish People: ‘United in Diversity’ in Vilnius

It wasn’t the economic weakness of the crisis but the ideological one that harmed Europe most. Who wanted to be be part of the dominoes in the name of solidarity? Unfortunately, the dominoes of each member state provoked nationalist reactions. The region comprising the Lithuanian capital is one of the few cities where two nations […]