VILNIUS MARCHES | 700 YEARS VILNIUS CELEBRATIONS | FAR-RIGHT MARCHES | COLLABORATORS GLORIFIED

◊

by Julius Norwilla

◊

Swastikas, often stylized, are part of the scene each year. With conflicting laws in place (one of which explicitly authorizes the public use of the symbol), police routinely ignore its public demonstration. Photo: Defending History / Julius Norwilla.

Eyewitness Report

VILNIUS—In Lithuania, March 11 is the national holiday to celebrate the declaration of the restoration of national independence in 1990. The national celebrations include a huge and admirably inclusive march of several thousand people in the central street of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. (This is distinct from the February 18 national  independence holiday which commemorates the rise of the interwar Lithuanian republic in 1918.)

Continue reading