Are you familiar with the Baltic States?

Have you ever heard about the Baltic States and wondered if this is part of Africa or a piece of land in the Polar North, where trolls live to this day? Read on to get a glimpse of the Baltic States!

Fact of The Day

Back in 2012, Yale University published Environmental Performance Index in which Lithuania got the 1st place for the Forest preservation in the world. In the overall ranking, which includes pollution, infant deaths, water quality and many other criteria, Lithuania is in the 17th position.

Wilhelm von Urach - the German king of Lithuania or the eternal candidate?

After the First World War, or as it is called in Europe - The Great War, the Baltic States gained their independence from the Russian Empire and established (or, in Lithuania's case reestablished) their very own republics based on ethnic ground. This period is called the Interwar, the period of cultural and economical thrive that cannot be remembered without the occupation of Vilnius, that was shading the Lithuanian sun at the time. Because of this annexation, the capital of Lithuania (as it is now called the ´´Temporary Capital´´) became Kaunas.