No state-sponsored elitism

  • 2003-02-13
  • Steven Paulikas
One of my college professors once said, "If you really want to see how class is defined in society, don't look at what people do at work-find out what they do for recreation."On Feb. 8, I had the unique opportunity of observing - as a member of the press - one of the most conspicuous recreational events in recent Lithuanian memory: the highly touted night of awkward glamour that has come to be known as the Vienna Ball.This was the second such ball in Vilnius' history. The first one was held in 1999 and parodied in the form of a "Beggar's Ball" staged right outside the building where the bal...
 
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