VILNIUS - On Jan. 1, a parade of soldiers and young women dressed in national attire, along with a crowd of some 100 enthusiasts, including Parliament Speaker Irena Degutiene and Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene, marched uphill to the tower built by Gediminas. He was the pagan ruler of the ascending Lithuanian empire of the 14th century who turned Vilnius into the capital city of that empire. Jan. 1 is Lithuanian Flag Day marking Jan. 1, 1919, when the Lithuanian tricolor was raised on Gediminas Tower by Lithuanian soldiers.Due to what could be described in extremely ‘politi...
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