• Issue 3, April 1999 • Volume 23 •
Lithuania on the Threshold of the 21st CenturyGediminas Vagnorius The Young Man with the Mesmerizing EyesJeanne Dorr Some Reflections on Teaching in LithuaniaJohn P. Fitzgibbons, S.J. Lithuania Redesigns its Circulating CoinageFrank Passic |
Camp Neringa Through the Eyes of a Camping MomMarcy Couitt Laisve Comes to AmericaAlbert J. Gustaff
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"The Great" of Lithuania
Vytautas, who was the only Lithuanian leader to be dubbed "the Great", began a golden age in Lithuania in the late 1300s. He expanded his country’s borders from the Baltic Sea southward to the Black Sea and from Poland eastward nearly to Moscow. During Vytautas’ reign, Lithuania’s military strength was unmatched in eastern Europe. By the early 1400s, Lithuania was about four times bigger than Poland and included the lands of modern Ukraine and Belarus. Vytautas’ reign came to an end in 1430 with his death. An agreement between Jogaila and Vytautas allowed Poland to absorb Lithuania at that time.
Source: Lithuania: Then and Now. Edited by Mary M. Rodgers et al.
Minneapolis, Minn.: Lerner Publications Co.: 1992.
On the cover:
Three U.S. Army sergeants were honored by the Philadelphia Lithuanian-American Community during their February 16th Independence Day celebration. Pictured are (from the left): Sgt. Johnson, Maj. Gen. Ruddock, Maj. Serapinas, Sgt. Bastian, and Sgt. Crego. Photo by Petras Vaskys.
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month’s cover photo was submitted by Mr. Narusis.
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