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...them," it said. Despite the controversy, the Slovak government backs the UPN's efforts. In Lithuania, where an explosive list of 60 alleged KGB "reservists" was posted on the Web last month, high-profile politicians have been targeted. The list included Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis and two other senior Lithuanian officials. A parliamentary commission appointed to investigate the charges confirmed the list's authenticity earlier this month, but noted that KGB "reservists" were not necessarily agents, and that the presence of these men in government does not compromise national security. Opposition members are still insisting they step down...
This year’s Cultural Ryhthms show will feature performances by the Harvard Phillipine Forum, Harvard Wushu, and the Harvard Lithuanian Club, as well as a host of others...
...outrageous conditions created a scandal that resulted in the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. But far more immortal than mere reportage, "The Jungle" retains its power to shock thanks to the artistry of the novel's characterization and cracking plot. It stars Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian bear of a man who, at the novel's beginning, has just arrived in America and taken a young bride. Filled with hope and ambition he starts a job as a laborer in a packinghouse and puts a down payment on a house. Thereafter Jurgis endures a nearly endless stream...
DIED. CZESLAW MILOSZ, 93, Polish poet and essayist whose politically charged writing in the shadow of communism earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980; in Krakow, Poland. Born in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, he spent World War II writing for the anti-Nazi underground in Warsaw. Later, after a stint as a diplomat, he broke from the Polish government and wrote about the plight of intellectuals under communism in his 1953 essay collection, The Captive Mind. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1960, he taught Slavic literature at Berkeley for more than 20 years...
Passionate Defense Lithuanian prosecutors sought a nine-year jail sentence for French rock star Bertrand Cantat at the end of the first week of his emotionally charged trial on charges of murdering his girlfriend, actress Marie Trintignant. A tearful Cantat, the lead singer of the group Noir Désir, admitted striking Trintignant four times after a jealous row in their Vilnius hotel room last July, but insisted he had not meant to kill her. He told the court of their "extraordinary" love, and said he was "out of control" following the argument. Experts said the actress - the daughter...