World exhibition EXPO 2010 in Shanghai (China) – one of the largest held so far. During six month (01/05/2010–31/10/2010) 192 countries and 50 pavilions of international organizations, located in more than 5 sq. km area, will be visited by 70 million people. The topic of the exhibition – “Better city, Better Life”. Lithuanian pavilion will [...]
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ST. Easter
March 26th, 2010 
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863 viewsLietuvos Paštas for the first time issued a postage stamp dedicated to the St. Easter. St. Easter – a Christian Feast, symbolising the Resurrection of Jesus. The Christian Easter is celebrated after the equinox of the spring (March 21), on the first Sunday of the full moon. The period of St. Easter festivals in Lithuania [...]
XXI Olympic Winter Games – Lithuania
March 6th, 2010 srmodh 1,489 viewsThe XXI Olympic Winter Games shall take place in Vancouver, city of Canada, on 12-28 of February 2010. The Games expect to have participants from almost 100 countries. That will be a new record of the number of participating countries in the history of Winter Olympics. The authors of this record will be also sportsmen [...]
20th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence
March 5th, 2010 srmodh 1,798 viewsLithuania commemorates 20th anniversary of the restoration of independence, which happened on 11th of March 1990 when the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania adopted legal acts and political decisions proclaiming the re-establishment of an independent state of Lithuania.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
January 17th, 2010 srmodh 2,715 viewsJONAS KAROLIS CHODKEVICIUS (1560–1621) State Chancellor of the GDL and Chieftain, founder of Kretinga church and Monastery. In 1560 he was born in Lithuania. He studied in Vilnius, Ingolstadt (Germany) and Padova (Italy) Universities. Later became the Courtier of the Grand Duke Zigmantas Vaza. In 1599–1616 he was a Monitor of Žemaitija, in 1600–1605 – [...]
PROTECT THE POLAR REGIONS AND GLACIERS
March 29th, 2009 srmodh 991 viewsName: PROTECT THE POLAR REGIONS AND GLACIERSDate of Issue: 27 March 2009Denominations:THRAWING GLACIER 2,90 LtPROTECT GLACIER 2,90 LtIf there were no the Earth’s atmosphere, which transmits sunlight like a greenhouse but keeps the Earth surface warm, the sunlight, reflected by the Earth’s surface, would instantly fade in the space. Gases accumulated in the atmosphere trap [...]
