Thomas Mann speaking at a congress, disturbed by the SS.

Circling the Baltic Sea: 2 Lithuania

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October 18th 2023
‘Trucdrivers?’, I ask, while I make some moves with a imaginary steer, to make clear what I mean. In front of me sit two shaggy, massive men with big heads and enormous bellies. I am sure they are trucdrivers and that they speak Russian, like all shaggy, massive men with big heads and enormous bellies here on the Victoria Seaways. We sit on deck in the warm sun. The Baltic Sea is everywhere ar ... read more

Europe » Lithuania

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Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 199... ... read more