This unusual border has a rich backstory tied to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and later, the Second Polish Republic and the Soviet Union.

Lithuania’s State Security Department ... followers of an ideology tying Belarusian identity to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania-- and fabricated Lithuanian nationalist groups. ...

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania is an important part of both Lithuanian and Belarusian history. But the mutual past is creating tensions between the two nations, which only benefits Russia.

A secret vault containing the burial regalia of the leaders of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland was found in the dungeons of the Vilnius Cathedral, LRT reports. “On December 16, 2024, a vault ...

The cache from Vilnius Cathedral, in Lithuania, has not been seen since the outbreak of World War II in 1939, according to a press release from Go Vilnius tourism promotion agency on Wednesday.