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Vilnius , Rus. Vilna, Pol. Wilno, city (1993 pop. 590,100), capital of Lithuania, on the Neris River. It is a rail and highway junction, a commercial and industrial city, and a center of education and the arts. Industries include machine building, computers, food processing, and the manufacture of consumer electrical goods. Vilnius was officially founded in 1323 when the Lithuanian prince Gediminas made it his capital and built his castle there. The city also became (1415) the metropolis of the Lithuanian Orthodox Eastern Church. The city declined after the merger of Lithuania and Poland,... Read more

Vilnius dispute
...Lithuania over possession of the city of Vilnius. After World War I, the new Lithuanian government established itself at Vilnius. It was forced out by Soviet forces...League of Nations, but Poland took Vilnius in 1920 and controlled the city and... Read more

Vilnius
Vilnius Capital of Lithuania, on the River Nerisr. Founded in 1323...the city declined after the union of Lithuania-Poland. Vilnius was captured by Russia in 1795. After World War I, it was...with Soviet troops and pitched battles on the streets of Vilnius. In 1991, the Soviet Union recognized Lithuanian ... Read more

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	Lithuanian moved to rebuild Jewish Quarter in Vilnius. ; Byline: Alex Rodriguez VILNIUS, Lithuania _ The sidewalks of Zydu Street...years, it vanished. Nazi occupation of Vilnius lasted from 1941 to 1944. German soldiers...street or any other neighborhood in Vilnius. In a crusade deemed quixotic by some... Read more
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	Exploring Jewish life in Vilnius today ; ...Jewish News 01-31-1997 Exploring Jewish life in Vilnius today. Last month I journeyed to Vilnius, Lithuania, and Minsk, Belarus. My trip was...loss. Our guide for the two days we spent in Vilnius, an older woman named Rachel, told us, in very... Read more
	Soviets block off Vilnius, seize 2 radio buildings ; VILNIUS, U.S.S.R. Soviet security troops seized at least two radio...Sunday that the committee was in constant session in a Vilnius electronics plant, but it is so clandestine that no outsider...midday, Interior Ministry troops seized two buildings in Vilnius and the former capital, Kaunas, housing ... Read more
	Revitalized Vilnius is poised to become tourist hot spot.(Travel) ; ...and KERRY SECREST SPECIAL TO THE HERALD VILNIUS, Lithuania - This beautiful and fascinating...the broad expanse of the Neris river, Vilnius remains a quiet locale of old churches...beautiful people and good, cheap beers. Vilnius has the largest Old Town in Eastern Europe... Read more
	Travel: A short break in Vilnius With its winding streets, courtyards and churches, the Lithuanian capi tal is ideal for exploring, and, as Declan Pratt discovered, visitors are welcomed ; ...been overrun since the fall of Communism, Vilnius remains refreshingly low on tourists...are plenty of cosy bars to warm up in. Vilnius's cultural events are spread throughout...national psyche, and events such as July's Vilnius Summer Music Festival, a week of street... Read more

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