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  Image 1The Third Statute of Lithuania (confirmed in 1588), which stated that Poland and Lithuania have equal rights within the Commonwealth (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 2The preservation of theGreat Seal of Lithuania (pictured, dating to 1623) when concluding the Union of Lublin meant that theelected monarchsacts without being confirmed with the Lithuanian seals werevoid in Lithuania. These Lithuanian seals were in possession of theLithuanian Grand Chancellor (Great Seal) andLithuanian Vice-Chancellor [lt] (Lesser Seal). (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 3Lithuanian state in 13–15th centuries (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 4Constitution of 3 May, one of the first official state documents issued in bothPolish andLithuanian, Lithuanian edition (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 5Church of St. Johns in Vilnius. Example ofVilnian Baroque style (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 6Act of Kreva signed on 14 August 1385 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 7Lithuania and its administrative divisions in 1430 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 8Lithuanian artistJonas Mekas, regarded as godfather of Americanavant-garde cinema (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 9Radziwiłł map of Lithuania from 1613, featuring around 1020 settlements. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 10Demarcation lines between Poland and Lithuania 1919–1939 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 11Biržai Castle (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 12Leitis — the elite warrior of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, early 15th century, reconstruction. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 13Jonas Basanavičius, a preeminent figure in theLithuanian National Revival movement (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 14Grand Duchy of Lithuania under the rule of Vytautas the Great (1392–1430) (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 15Lithuanian basketball clubsŽalgiris andŠiauliai playing a match (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 16Joseph Stalin,Joachim von Ribbentrop and others at the signing of theGerman–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 17TheBattle of Grunwald, 1410, withUlrich von Jungingen andVytautas at center (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 18Seal of Mindaugas (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 19Celebrations of the 100th anniversary of therestoration of statehood of Lithuania with foreign leaders (Vilnius, 2018) (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 20Pope Innocent IV's bull regarding Lithuania's placement under the jurisdiction of theBishop of Rome,Mindaugas' baptism and coronation (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 21Antanas Smetona, the first and last president of independent Lithuania during theinterbellum years. The 1918–1939 period is often known as "Smetona's time". (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 22AnAnti-Soviet rally inVingis Park of about 250,000 people.Sąjūdis was a movement which led to the restoration of an Independent State of Lithuania. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 23Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania inVilnius, Lithuania (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 24Traditional ethnographic regions of Lithuania proper (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 25Simonas Daukantas (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 26Battle of Grunwald was one of the largest battles inMedieval Europe and is regarded as one of the most important victories in the history of Lithuania (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 27Coin of thePrincipality of Kiev, around the time ofVladimir Olgerdovich (1362–1394), imitating aGulistan mintdang ofGolden Horde rulerJani Beg (Jambek). Uncertain Kiev region mint. Pseudo-Arabic legend. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 28Oldest survivingmanuscript in theLithuanian language (beginning of the 16th century), rewritten from a 15th-century original text (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 29Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 30Propaganda map of a Polish government's institute from 1929, claiming to show the number of Poles in Lithuania, extrapolated from the elections to the LithuanianSeimas in 1923, the PolishSejm in 1922 and censuses in 1921. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 31First Lithuanian legal statute, implemented in 1522–1529 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 32Distribution of ethnic Lithuanian population during the 19th century

    over 50% Lithuanian

    30% – 50% Lithuanian

    20% – 30% Lithuanian

    10% – 20% Lithuanian

    5% – 10% Lithuanian

    3% – 5% Lithuanian

    1% – 3% Lithuanian

  (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 33Jogaila'streaty with the Teutonic Knights precipitated the fall of Kęstutis. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 34Parade of theLithuanian Army in Vilnius (1939) (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 35Modern Lithuania with the formerRussian Empire's administrative divisions (governorates) shown (1867–1914). (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 36Expansion of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania in the 13–15th centuries (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 37Presidium and secretariat of theVilnius Conference (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 38Lithuania's name first written in 1009, in the annals of theQuedlinburg Abbey, Germany. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 39Baltic tribes around 1200, in the neighbourhood about to face theTeutonic Knights' conversion and conquests; note that Baltic territory extended far inland. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 40St. Anne's Church and the church of theBernardine Monastery inVilnius. Two examples ofGothic architecture. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 41Counties of Lithuania 1920–1939 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 42A Lithuanian folklore bandKūlgrinda performing in Vilnius (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 43Medieval-like Lithuanian soldiers during thehistorical reenactment of theBattle of Grunwald in 2009 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 44Map of the ancient Baltic homelands at the time of the Hunnish invasions (3rd-4th c. AD). Baltic cultural areas (identified archaeologically) are in purple. The Baltic sphere originally covered Eastern Europe from the Baltic Sea to modern Moscow. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 45RestoredPalace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, which was reconstructed in aRenaissance style bySigismund I the Old and his sonSigismund II Augustus (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 46Lithuanian deportee house inKolyma (1958). (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 47Opera performanceSun & Sea (Marina) at2019 Venice Biennale (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 48Hetman Kristupas II Radvila (Krzysztof Radziwiłł, 1585–1640), a LithuanianCalvinist and an accomplished military commander (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 49Poland and Lithuania in 1526, before theUnion of Lublin (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 50Le Château — Conte de fées (Lithuanian:Pilis — Pasaka) byMikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1909) (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 51Konstanty Kalinowski (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 52Title of the Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania written in the Ruthenian language, 1588 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 53Augustinas Voldemaras, Lithuania's first prime minister (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 54KingWładysław IV's universal of March 22, 1639 forbidding his subjects to hunt on the territory ofDucal Prussia. The universal was translated into Old Lithuanian at the Prussian chancellery. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 55Grand DukeVytautas, a Lithuanian hero, wasJogaila's first cousin and rival (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 56Adam Mickiewicz was aPolish–Lithuanian poet when the Polish–Lithuanian state no longer existed (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 57The original twenty members of theCouncil of Lithuania (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 58Cepelinai served with sour cream (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 59Daumantas of Pskov killed Mindaugas in revenge for the king's taking of Daumantas' wife (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 60FormerKGB headquarters in Vilnius, containing theMuseum of Occupations and Freedom Fights. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 61Seal ofKęstutis (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 62Balts in the 12th century (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 63Gediminas' Tower inVilnius, built underVytautas (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 64Columns of Gediminas (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 65Royal insignias of therulers of Lithuania in theVilnius Cathedral, 1931 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 66Simple Words of Catechism byMartynas Mažvydas was the first Lithuanian book and was published in 1547. (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 67Martynas Mažvydas'Catechism was published in Lithuanian inKönigsberg (1547) (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 68Lithuanian territorial issues 1939–1940 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 69Administrative divisions of Lithuania in the 16th century (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 70Ruthenian depiction of ChristianJogaila (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 71Lithuania in theMappa mundi ofPietro Vesconte, 1321. The inscription reads:Letvini pagani – pagan Lithuanians. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 72Lithuanian cemetery at All Souls night (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 73Kernavė Mounds (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 74Lithuanian rebels during theKlaipėda Revolt (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 75Lithuanian–Polish territorial disputes in the early 1920s, including theRepublic of Central Lithuania. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 76Unarmed Lithuanian citizen standing against a Soviet tank during theJanuary Events. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 77A flyer with a proposed agenda for theGreat Seimas of Vilnius; it was rejected by the delegates and a more politically activist schedule was adopted (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 78A facsimile of a page fromSebastian Münster atlasCosmographia universalis (first edition 1544), describing the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1544 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 79Violeta Urmanavičiūtė, a Lithuaniansoprano singer. (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 80Poland and Lithuania after the Union of Lublin (1569) (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 81Lithuania and its administrative divisions in 1385. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 82Leaders of theSupreme Council of Lithuania on 11 March 1990, after promulgation of theAct of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania inVilnius (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 831864 Lithuanian prayer book, printed in the Latin characters and therefore prohibited. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 84Lithuanian resistance fighters, commanded by theProvisional Government, lead the disarmed soldiers of theRed Army in Kaunas during theJune Uprising in 1941 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 85Lubart's Castle in Ukraine, built by the son of Gediminas'Liubartas in the mid-14th century, is famous for theCongress of Lutsk which took place in 1429 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 86Sigismund II Augustus took decisive steps to ensure preservation of the union after his death (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 87Traditional Lithuanian house from late 19th century (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 88St. Nicholas in Vilnius, the oldest church in Lithuania (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 89Description ofKernavė as "Kiernow primum M. Duci Lith. domicilium" (English:Kernavė, the first residence-capital of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania) in theRadziwiłł map (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 90Lithuanian armed resistance against Soviet occupation lasted until 1953. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 91Administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 17th century (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 92Third Grand Duchy's Statute (1588 legal code) was still written in theRuthenian language.Lithuanian coat of arms, "the Chase", is shown on the title page (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 93Lithuania's name in the Lithuanian language on a 1653 book cover (dides Kunigiſtes Lietuwos) (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 94State of the Teutonic Order in 1260 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 95The Grand Duke of Lithuania,Alexander Jagiellon, specified that the Roman Catholic priests in these 28 churches must know the Lithuanian language, according to his letter of 18 September 1501, which was addressed to the Bishop of Vilnius Albertas. (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 96The plan of deportations of the civilian population in Lithuania during theOperation Priboi (1949) created by the SovietMGB. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 97The first printed book inLithuanianCatechism of Martynas Mažvydas byMartynas Mažvydas (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 98The first page of a manuscript copy of the First Statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 99The Grand Duchy of Lithuania within thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth c. 1635 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 100Eastern Old Lithuanians and their lands in the 11th–12th centuries (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 101Aušra, originally spelledAuszra, formulated the ideas of Lithuanian nationalism (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 102Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 103Poland and Lithuania in 1386–1434 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 10416th-century image ofAlgirdas, one of the great rulers of 14th-century Europe (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 105German soldiers and locals watch a Lithuanian synagogue burn in 1941. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 106Peace agreement betweenGediminas and the Teutonic Order (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 107Grodno Military Command, loyal to Lithuania, decorated with three flags of Lithuania, Belarus, and with the Coat of arms of Lithuania, January 1919 (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 108A ceremony of Lithuanian modern pagans. (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 109TKPZK (which argued for Polish annexation of Lithuania)propaganda map in 1921, claiming to show the ethnic makeup of the western lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Red is supposed to meanPoles in Lithuania, and yellow –Lithuanians. (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 110Flag of Lithuania (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 111Lithuania's name in writing, 1009 (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 112Lithuania and its administrative divisions in the 17th century (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 113The Picture Gallery in Vilnius'Chodkiewicz Palace (fromCulture of Lithuania)
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  Image 114Trakai Island Castle, built by Grand Duke Vytautas, which served as a residence of Lithuanian Grand Dukes (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 115Area where according toZigmas Zinkevičius theLithuanian language was predominantly spoken in the 16th century (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 116Gediminas' Tower and other remnants of theUpper Castle in Vilnius (fromGrand Duchy of Lithuania)
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  Image 117East of the Baltic tribes:Kievan Rus' (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 118Vincas Kudirka (fromHistory of Lithuania)
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  Image 119The Great Courtyard ofVilnius University and the Church of St. Johns (fromCulture of Lithuania)

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  Image 1Lithuanian 2 Euro coin
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  Image 2FSRU Independence in theport of Klaipėda
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  Image 3Lithuanian resistance fighters. Anti-Soviet resistance lasted until 1950s.
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  Image 4Žaltys and the Holy Fire are depicted in Olaus Magnus'Carta Marina, above the inscription LITVANIE PARS
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  Image 5Skyscrapers inVilnius
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  Image 6The victory of thePolish-Lithuanian forces over the Grand Duchy of Moscow at theBattle of Orsha in 1514
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  Image 7Kretinga Museum
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  Image 8Orlen Lietuva is the only oil refinery in the Baltic States
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  Image 9The modern skyline ofVilnius
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  Image 10Trakai Island Castle was built in the 14th century
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  Image 11Vytautas the Great was a ruler of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania
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  Image 12Kaunas Castle in 2016
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  Image 13Lithuanian designANBO III aircraft from 1930s
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  Image 14Bridge inLyduvėnai is the longest railway bridge in Lithuania
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  Image 15One of the old hillfort mounds atKernavė
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  Image 16"Fairy Tale - III" (1907) byMikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
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  Image 17TheSeal of Mindaugas is a medieval seal affixed to the October 1255 act byMindaugas,King of Lithuania, grantingSelonia to theTeutonic Knights.
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  Image 18Commemorative 2016 post stamp withGeorge Maciunas
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  Image 19Vilnius Old Town
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  Image 20Old Town ofKaunas
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  Image 21Winter in the countryside of Lithuania
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  Image 22Gediminas' Tower is the remaining part of theUpper Castle inVilnius
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  Image 23Sand dunes in theCuronian Spit
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  Image 24Summer in the port city ofKlaipėda
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  Image 25Bird's-eye view of townNida

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