Україна. Повернення своєї історії – 2
До 26-ї річниці незалежності 1+1 презентує нову частину документального проекту «Україна. Повернення своєї історії». Мечі, які зберігають таємницю походження українців - чи вдасться доньці репресованого археолога віднайти вкрадені святині? У фільмі Акіма Галімова команда найкращих істориків та археологів спробує відновити справжнє обличчя засновника династії – Ярослава Мудрого.
Острог: в тіні історії | Ostroh: in the shadow of history
Острог: в тіні історії - це гранично новий погляд на сучасний стан давнього міста, яке пережило розквіт, занепад і вже другий десяток років постає з попелу. Фільм спробує показати закулісся урбаністичних процесів, їх складність та неоднозначність. Розповісти про те, чого не помітиш на старих вулицях неозброєним оком, однак варте того, щоб бути почутим.
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Ostrog: w cieniu historii - to zupełnie nowe spojrzenie na dzisiejszy stan starożytnego miasta, które przeszło kwitnienie, rozpadło się i pojawiło się z popiołów przez drugą dekadę. Film postara się pokazać za kulisami procesów miejskich, ich złożoności i niejednoznaczności. Powiedz nam, czego nie zauważasz na starych ulicach gołym okiem, ale warto je usłyszeć.
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Ostrog: in the shadow of history - this is a completely new look at the present-day condition of the ancient city, which has undergone a flowering, decay and has been appearing from the ashes for the second decade. The film will try to show behind the scenes of urban processes, their complexity and ambiguity. Tell us what you do not notice on the old streets with the naked eye, but it's worth being heard.
Lithuania | Wikipedia audio article
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Lithuania ( (listen); Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲɪɛtʊˈvɐ]), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of northern-eastern Europe. Since its independence, Lithuania has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.8 million people as of 2017, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians are a Baltic people. The official language, Lithuanian, along with Latvian, is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
For centuries, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, the Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, the King of Lithuania, and the first unified Lithuanian state, the Kingdom of Lithuania, was created on 6 July 1253. During the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe; present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were the territories of the Grand Duchy. With the Lublin Union of 1569, Lithuania and Poland formed a voluntary two-state union, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighbouring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory.
As World War I neared its end, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on 16 February 1918, declaring the founding of the modern Republic of Lithuania. In the midst of the Second World War, Lithuania was first occupied by the Soviet Union and then by Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end and the Germans retreated, the Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania. On 11 March 1990, a year before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became the first Baltic state to declare itself independent, resulting in the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania.
Lithuania is a member of the European Union, the Council of Europe, eurozone, Schengen Agreement, NATO and OECD. It is also a member of the Nordic Investment Bank, and part of Nordic-Baltic cooperation of Northern European countries. The United Nations Human Development Index lists Lithuania as a very high human development country.
Eastern Front of World War I | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:27 1 Geography
00:04:29 2 Propaganda
00:05:32 3 Initial situation in belligerent countries
00:05:43 3.1 Germany
00:06:47 3.2 Romania
00:09:13 3.3 Russia
00:11:21 3.3.1 Russian propaganda
00:12:52 3.4 Austria-Hungary
00:16:42 4 Russia prior to 1914
00:18:47 4.1 First combat (August 1914)
00:20:50 5 1915
00:22:29 5.1 Russo-Turkish offensive, winter 1915–16
00:24:42 6 1916
00:25:21 6.1 Brusilov Offensive
00:27:25 6.2 Romania enters the war
00:32:20 6.3 Aftermath of 1916
00:33:00 7 1917
00:33:10 7.1 Russia – the February Revolution
00:34:58 7.2 Romania – the Summer Campaign and aftermath
00:37:20 7.3 Russia – the October Revolution
00:38:58 8 1918
00:41:16 8.1 Formation of the Red Army
00:42:05 8.2 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918)
00:43:49 9 Role of women on the Eastern Front
00:46:03 10 Prisoners of War in Russia
00:48:21 11 Disease on the Eastern Front
00:50:52 12 Casualties
00:52:18 13 Territorial changes
00:52:28 13.1 Austria
00:53:04 13.2 Czechoslovakia
00:54:23 13.3 Hungary
00:54:57 13.4 Italy
00:55:11 13.5 Poland
00:56:10 13.6 Romania
00:56:42 13.7 Yugoslavia
00:57:21 14 See also
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Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-C
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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The Eastern Front or Eastern Theater of World War I (German: Ostfront, Russian: Восточный фронт, Vostochnıy front) was a theater of operations that encompassed at its greatest extent the entire frontier between the Russian Empire and Romania on one side and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire on the other. It stretched from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, involved most of Eastern Europe and stretched deep into Central Europe as well. The term contrasts with Western Front, which was being fought in Belgium and France.
During 1910, Russian General Yuri Danilov developed Plan 19 under which four armies would invade East Prussia. This plan was criticised as Austria-Hungary could be a greater threat than the German Empire. So instead of four armies invading East Prussia, the Russians planned to send two armies to East Prussia, and two armies to defend against Austro-Hungarian forces invading from Galicia. In the opening months of the war, the Imperial Russian Army attempted an invasion of eastern Prussia in the northwestern theater, only to be beaten back by the Germans after some initial success. At the same time, in the south, they successfully invaded Galicia, defeating the Austro-Hungarian forces there. In Russian Poland, the Germans failed to take Warsaw. But by 1915, the German and Austro-Hungarian armies were on the advance, dealing the Russians heavy casualties in Galicia and in Poland, forcing it to retreat. Grand Duke Nicholas was sacked from his position as the commander-in-chief and replaced by the Tsar himself. Several offensives against the Germans in 1916 failed, including Lake Naroch Offensive and the Baranovichi Offensive. However, General Aleksei Brusilov oversaw a highly successful operation against Austria-Hungary that became known as the Brusilov Offensive, which saw the Russian Army make large gains.The Kingdom of Romania entered the war in August 1916. The Entente promised the region of Transylvania (which was part of Austria-Hungary) in return for Romanian support. The Romanian Army invaded Transylvania and had initial successes, but was forced to stop and was pushed back by the Germans and Austro-Hungarians when Bulgaria attacked them in the south. Meanwhile, a revolution occurred in Russia in February 1917 (one of the several causes being the hardships of the war). Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate and a Russian Provisional Government was founded, with Georgy Lvov as its first leader, who was eventually replaced by Alexander Kerensky.
The newly for ...
Russia during World War I | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:59 1 Geography
00:05:07 2 Propaganda
00:06:16 3 Initial situation in belligerent countries
00:06:28 3.1 Germany
00:07:40 3.2 Romania
00:10:27 3.3 Russia
00:12:52 3.3.1 Russian propaganda
00:14:33 3.4 Austria-Hungary
00:18:51 4 Russia prior to 1914
00:21:14 4.1 First combat (August 1914)
00:23:37 5 1915
00:25:28 5.1 Russo-Turkish offensive, winter 1915–16
00:27:58 6 1916
00:28:41 6.1 Brusilov Offensive
00:31:01 6.2 Romania enters the war
00:36:34 6.3 Aftermath of 1916
00:37:17 7 1917
00:37:27 7.1 Russia – the February Revolution
00:39:29 7.2 Romania – the Summer Campaign and aftermath
00:42:10 7.3 Russia – the October Revolution
00:44:01 8 1918
00:46:36 8.1 Formation of the Red Army
00:47:31 8.2 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918)
00:49:26 9 Role of women on the Eastern Front
00:51:55 10 Prisoners of War in Russia
00:54:33 11 Disease on the Eastern Front
00:57:22 12 Casualties
00:58:56 13 Territorial changes
00:59:06 13.1 Austria
00:59:46 13.2 Czechoslovakia
01:01:12 13.3 Hungary
01:01:50 13.4 Italy
01:02:04 13.5 Poland
01:03:09 13.6 Romania
01:03:45 13.7 Yugoslavia
01:04:26 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- improves your listening skills
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Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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Speaking Rate: 0.8103130300784104
Voice name: en-AU-Wavenet-A
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Eastern Front or Eastern Theater of World War I (German: Ostfront, Russian: Восточный фронт, Vostochnıy front) was a theater of operations that encompassed at its greatest extent the entire frontier between the Russian Empire and Romania on one side and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire on the other. It stretched from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, involved most of Eastern Europe and stretched deep into Central Europe as well. The term contrasts with Western Front, which was being fought in Belgium and France.
During 1910, Russian General Yuri Danilov developed Plan 19 under which four armies would invade East Prussia. This plan was criticised as Austria-Hungary could be a greater threat than the German Empire. So instead of four armies invading East Prussia, the Russians planned to send two armies to East Prussia, and two armies to defend against Austro-Hungarian forces invading from Galicia. In the opening months of the war, the Imperial Russian Army attempted an invasion of eastern Prussia in the northwestern theater, only to be beaten back by the Germans after some initial success. At the same time, in the south, they successfully invaded Galicia, defeating the Austro-Hungarian forces there. In Russian Poland, the Germans failed to take Warsaw. But by 1915, the German and Austro-Hungarian armies were on the advance, dealing the Russians heavy casualties in Galicia and in Poland, forcing it to retreat. Grand Duke Nicholas was sacked from his position as the commander-in-chief and replaced by the Tsar himself. Several offensives against the Germans in 1916 failed, including Lake Naroch Offensive and the Baranovichi Offensive. However, General Aleksei Brusilov oversaw a highly successful operation against Austria-Hungary that became known as the Brusilov Offensive, which saw the Russian Army make large gains.The Kingdom of Romania entered the war in August 1916. The Entente promised the region of Transylvania (which was part of Austria-Hungary) in return for Romanian support. The Romanian Army invaded Transylvania and had initial successes, but was forced to stop and was pushed back by the Germans and Austro-Hungarians when Bulgaria attacked them in the south. Meanwhile, a revolution occurred in Russia in February 1917 (one of the several causes being the hardships of the war). Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate and a Russian Provisional Government was founded, with Georgy Lvov as its first leader, who was eventually replaced by Alexander Kerensky.
The newly for ...
Lithuania | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:29 1 Etymology
00:05:50 2 History
00:05:59 2.1 Prehistory
00:08:26 2.2 Grand Duchy of Lithuania
00:16:47 2.3 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:21:58 2.4 Russian Empire
00:25:21 2.5 20th and 21st centuries
00:25:32 2.5.1 1918–1939
00:31:50 2.5.2 1939–1944
00:37:52 2.5.3 1944–1990
00:42:37 2.5.4 1990–present
00:46:28 3 Geography
00:49:11 3.1 Climate
00:52:17 3.2 Environment
00:54:56 3.3 Biodiversity
00:58:40 4 Politics
00:58:49 4.1 Government
01:01:33 4.2 Political parties and elections
01:05:51 4.3 Law and law enforcement
01:10:31 4.4 Administrative divisions
01:12:50 4.5 Foreign relations
01:18:33 4.6 Military
01:22:47 5 Economy
01:30:12 5.1 Companies
01:30:26 5.2 Agriculture
01:32:56 5.3 Science and technology
01:38:57 5.4 Tourism
01:41:10 6 Infrastructure
01:41:19 6.1 Communication
01:44:00 6.2 Transport
01:47:25 6.3 Water supply and sanitation
01:49:20 6.4 Energy
01:53:11 7 Demographics
01:55:39 7.1 Ethnic groups
01:58:51 7.2 Urbanization
02:00:04 7.3 Health
02:03:23 7.4 Religion
02:06:46 7.5 Education
02:11:38 8 Culture
02:11:47 8.1 Lithuanian language
02:14:36 8.2 Literature
02:19:19 8.3 Architecture
02:21:10 8.4 Arts and museums
02:23:39 8.5 Theatre
02:25:15 8.6 Cinema
02:27:24 8.7 Music
02:31:34 8.7.1 Rock and protest music
02:33:55 8.8 Cuisine
02:37:44 8.9 Media
02:40:05 8.10 Public holidays and festivals
02:41:38 8.11 Sports
02:44:52 9 International rankings
02:45:16 10 See also
02:45:35 11 Notes
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- improves your listening skills
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Speaking Rate: 0.7972919104589201
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-E
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Lithuania ( (listen); Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲɪɛtʊˈvɐ]), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Since its independence, Lithuania has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.7 million people as of 2018, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians are Baltic people. The official language, Lithuanian, along with Latvian, is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
For centuries, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, the Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, the King of Lithuania, and the first unified Lithuanian state, the Kingdom of Lithuania, was created on 6 July 1253. During the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe; present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were the territories of the Grand Duchy. With the Lublin Union of 1569, Lithuania and Poland formed a voluntary two-state personal union, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighbouring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory.
As World War I neared its end, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on 16 February 1918, declaring the founding of the modern Republic of Lithuania. In the midst of the Second World War, Lithuania was first occupied by the Soviet Union and then by Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end and the Germans retreated, the Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania. On 11 March 1990, a year before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became the first Baltic state to declare itself independent, resulting in the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania.
Lithuania is a member of the European Union, the Council of Eu ...
Eastern Front (World War I) | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:57 1 Geography
00:05:06 2 Propaganda
00:06:16 3 Initial situation in belligerent countries
00:06:28 3.1 Germany
00:07:39 3.2 Romania
00:10:24 3.3 Russia
00:12:48 3.3.1 Russian propaganda
00:14:26 3.4 Austria-Hungary
00:18:49 4 Russia prior to 1914
00:21:09 4.1 First combat (August 1914)
00:23:28 5 1915
00:25:20 5.1 Russo-Turkish offensive, winter 1915–16
00:27:49 6 1916
00:28:31 6.1 Brusilov Offensive
00:30:52 6.2 Romania enters the war
00:36:24 6.3 Aftermath of 1916
00:37:07 7 1917
00:37:17 7.1 Russia – the February Revolution
00:39:19 7.2 Romania – the Summer Campaign and aftermath
00:41:58 7.3 Russia – the October Revolution
00:43:49 8 1918
00:46:25 8.1 Formation of the Red Army
00:47:20 8.2 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918)
00:49:15 9 Role of women on the Eastern Front
00:51:46 10 Prisoners of War in Russia
00:54:22 11 Disease on the Eastern Front
00:57:14 12 Casualties
00:58:47 13 Territorial changes
00:58:58 13.1 Austria
00:59:38 13.2 Czechoslovakia
01:01:09 13.3 Hungary
01:01:47 13.4 Italy
01:02:01 13.5 Poland
01:03:07 13.6 Romania
01:03:43 13.7 Yugoslavia
01:04:26 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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Speaking Rate: 0.8276001897399461
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-F
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Eastern Front or Eastern Theater of World War I (German: Ostfront, Russian: Восточный фронт, Vostochnıy front) was a theatre of operations that encompassed at its greatest extent the entire frontier between the Russian Empire and Romania on one side and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire on the other. It stretched from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, involved most of Eastern Europe and stretched deep into Central Europe as well. The term contrasts with Western Front, which was being fought in Belgium and France.
During 1910, Russian General Yuri Danilov developed Plan 19 under which four armies would invade East Prussia. This plan was criticised as Austria-Hungary could be a greater threat than the German Empire. So instead of four armies invading East Prussia, the Russians planned to send two armies to East Prussia, and two armies to defend against Austro-Hungarian forces invading from Galicia. In the opening months of the war, the Imperial Russian Army attempted an invasion of eastern Prussia in the northwestern theater, only to be beaten back by the Germans after some initial success. At the same time, in the south, they successfully invaded Galicia, defeating the Austro-Hungarian forces there. In Russian Poland, the Germans failed to take Warsaw. But by 1915, the German and Austro-Hungarian armies were on the advance, dealing the Russians heavy casualties in Galicia and in Poland, forcing it to retreat. Grand Duke Nicholas was sacked from his position as the commander-in-chief and replaced by the Tsar himself. Several offensives against the Germans in 1916 failed, including Lake Naroch Offensive and the Baranovichi Offensive. However, General Aleksei Brusilov oversaw a highly successful operation against Austria-Hungary that became known as the Brusilov Offensive, which saw the Russian Army make large gains.The Kingdom of Romania entered the war in August 1916. The Entente promised the region of Transylvania (which was part of Austria-Hungary) in return for Romanian support. The Romanian Army invaded Transylvania and had initial successes, but was forced to stop and was pushed back by the Germans and Austro-Hungarians when Bulgaria attacked them in the south. Meanwhile, a revolution occurred in Russia in February 1917 (one of the several causes being the hardships of the war). Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate and a Russian Provisional Government was founded, with Georgy Lvov as its first leader, who was eventually replaced by Alexander Kerensky.
The newly for ...
Lithuania | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:44 1 Etymology
00:04:35 2 History
00:04:44 2.1 Prehistory
00:06:40 2.2 Grand Duchy of Lithuania
00:13:13 2.3 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:17:31 2.4 Russian Empire
00:20:11 2.5 20th and 21st centuries
00:20:21 2.5.1 1918–1939
00:25:18 2.5.2 1939–1944
00:30:02 2.5.3 1944–1990
00:33:46 2.5.4 1990–present
00:36:48 3 Geography
00:38:57 3.1 Climate
00:41:24 3.2 Environment
00:43:30 3.3 Biodiversity
00:46:29 4 Politics
00:46:37 4.1 Government
00:48:47 4.2 Political parties and elections
00:52:09 4.3 Law and law enforcement
00:55:50 4.4 Administrative divisions
00:57:40 4.5 Foreign relations
01:02:10 4.6 Military
01:05:32 5 Economy
01:11:20 5.1 Companies
01:11:33 5.2 Agriculture
01:13:32 5.3 Science and technology
01:18:15 5.4 Tourism
01:20:00 6 Infrastructure
01:20:09 6.1 Communication
01:22:15 6.2 Transport
01:24:58 6.3 Water supply and sanitation
01:26:29 6.4 Energy
01:29:32 7 Demographics
01:31:30 7.1 Ethnic groups
01:34:02 7.2 Urbanization
01:35:01 7.3 Health
01:37:37 7.4 Religion
01:40:16 7.5 Education
01:44:07 8 Culture
01:44:15 8.1 Lithuanian language
01:46:29 8.2 Literature
01:50:14 8.3 Architecture
01:51:43 8.4 Arts and museums
01:53:42 8.5 Theatre
01:55:00 8.6 Cinema
01:56:43 8.7 Music
02:00:01 8.7.1 Rock and protest music
02:01:53 8.8 Cuisine
02:04:51 8.9 Media
02:06:46 8.10 Public holidays and festivals
02:07:59 8.11 Sports
02:10:34 9 International rankings
02:10:54 10 See also
02:11:11 11 Notes
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Lithuania ( (listen); Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲɪɛtʊˈvɐ]), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Since its independence, Lithuania has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.7 million people as of 2018, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians are Baltic people. The official language, Lithuanian, along with Latvian, is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
For centuries, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, the Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, the King of Lithuania, and the first unified Lithuanian state, the Kingdom of Lithuania, was created on 6 July 1253. During the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe; present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were the territories of the Grand Duchy. With the Lublin Union of 1569, Lithuania and Poland formed a voluntary two-state personal union, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighbouring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory.
As World War I neared its end, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on 16 February 1918, declaring the founding of the modern Republic of Lithuania. In the midst of the Second World War, Lithuania was first occupied by the Soviet Union and then by Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end and the Germans retreated, the Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania. On 11 March 1990, a year before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became the first Baltic state to declare itself independent, resulting in the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania.
Lithuania is a member of the European Union, the Council of Europe, eurozone, Schengen Agreement, NATO and OECD. It is also ...