Lithuania has made an important decision regarding the use of its official language in the daily lives of its population. The measure, which will come into effect in January, will affect not only ...

VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Lithuanian language sign in Vilnius's former Jewish quarter reads "Jewish Street" and below hangs a Hebrew version, with Star of David. Not far away, in Cyrillic letters, is ...

Karaim is an endangered Turkic language spoken only by an estimated 50 speakers mostly living in Lithuania. RFE/RL traces the ethnogenesis of the Karaims and highlights present-day efforts to maintain ...

For nearly 40 years, daring smugglers transported nearly 40,000 Lithuanian-language books into the nation each year when it was forbidden under Russian rule. Following the gentle bends of the Nemunas, ...

VILNIUS, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's Department of National Minorities has called for a balanced approach to the growing public debate over Russian language use, urging respect for ethnic ...

Deputy Chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense Laurynas Kasciunas has proposed to make the requirements for knowledge of the Lithuanian language for immigrants from third ...

When I am with my family in public, we are often asked what language we are speaking, or where we are from. The most common guesses are Russian, Polish or Latvian – none of which are correct. Growing ...