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Daily Archives: May 20, 2010

Emigration, Erasmus and Lithuania’s Student Population

Emigration, Erasmus and Lithuania’s Student Population

May 20, 2010 • Text • BabelLietuva

An increasing number of students are asking professor Žilvinas Martinaitis at the University of Vilnius to let them take their exams at the end of May. This would allow them to go abroad – most popularly, to the UK, Ireland or Scandinavia – to work, and return with some extra money in October, a month […]

Stalin, Rock Music and Bad Weather: Story behind Suicides in Lithuania

Stalin, Rock Music and Bad Weather: Story behind Suicides in Lithuania

May 20, 2010 • Text • BabelLietuva

The River Neris splits Vilnius down the middle: to the North – campuses of various universities, stadiums and terraces with views; to the south is the heart of the capital: cobbled, colourful, and impeccable. But a sinister notice hangs from one of its bridges, followed by a telephone number. ‘There are people who care about […]

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