Issue 5, 1998 - Volume 22

Darius and Girenas...Lithuania's Basketball Stars...Memorable Visits

Remembering Darius and Girenas

Edward W. Baranauskas
This years marks the 65th anniversary of Darius and Girenas Trans-Atlantic flight.

A Definition of Freedom

Jeanne Dorr
A visit to Klaipeda reveals the truth behind fiction.

Kaunas Revisited

George Leute
A successful English-language program brings America to Lithuania.

After Sarunas Marciulionis and Arvydas Sabonis - Who's Next?

Rimas Gedeika
A look at the Lithuanian basketball players of the future.

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PERSPECTIVES

CURRENT EVENTS

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Publisher's Page

BRIDGES - 20 years ago

Twenty years ago, BRIDGES reported which areas in Lithuania were open to visitors from the West;

"The areas in Soviet-occupied Lithuania are: the city of Vilnius and travel to it by rail and air; direct rail transit on to Grodno-Vilnius-Leningrad route; the city of Druskininkai and travel to it by rail from Vilnius and by Intourist auto transport; the city of Kaunas with travel to it by Intourist auto transport with a one-day stop in Trakai and Prienai."

Twenty years later, visitors to Lithuania travel about the country experiencing its age, beauty, and welcoming people. This aspect of independence has allowed Lithuania to be seen in all her ancient glory.

On the cover:

A section from a monument in the Lithuania Triangle Park in Brooklyn, New York honoring the Lithuanian-American pilots, Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas.
Photo by Algis Norvila