Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas and priest Ricardas Doveika have been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey of Lithuania's elite, carried out by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website.
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Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas has been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website.
History should not dominate the relationship between Poland and Lithuania, Adam Michnik, a former Polish dissident and the editor-in-chief of the daily Gazeta Wyborcza, says.
Journalist and author Algimantas Čekuolis, Roman Catholic priest Ričardas Doveika and historian Alfredas Bumblauskas top the list of Lithuania's most influential public figures, according to an opinion poll published by the Delfi.lt news portal on Wednesday.
Tens of prominent public figures on Thursday called on Lithuania's leaders and heads of parliamentary political parties not to back a proposal to cut the number of seats in the Seimas from 141 to 101, saying that the move, if approved, will lead to worse representation of voters' interests.
Russia is threatening the Ukrainian state, but not the Ukrainian nation, which is being born in front of our eyes, says Lithuanian philosopher and former member of the European Parliament Leonidas Donskis.
