Lithuanians cling to their language to protect culture

Lithuania, a nation of more than three million people, was the very first of the former Soviet republics to declare its independence from the Soviet Union.

During the 50 years of Soviet occupation, Lithuanians cling to their language as a not-so-quiet form of rebellion. Today, as Worldfocus correspondent Daljit Dhaliwal and producers Sally Garner and Ara Ayer report, they want to protect it — not from an occupying force, but from other languages.

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[namas000]

@Bebkins its not racist in any way... The poles in LT should respect the local language and try to adapt rather than shout at the government for their own translation... i mean would you like Lithuanian translations in Poland...

[NO11YOU]

@MacOSY I think he means most preserved i guess.

[aledra67]

Бывал в Литве. Мне показалось, что с литовским там всё в порядке. Да и с русским проблем у меня не было.

[MacOSY]

@StellandBlood Actually there’s no “oldest" indo-european language, since they’ve all the same origin.

[StellandBlood]

The oldest surviving IE language,respect.

[verdefull]

if pols or russians dosn't liek our rulls ...go back from where you came..we are balts not slavs...

[verdefull]

@Bebkins I won't say that you can hear more polish speaking people then russian...to me those polish people who live in lithuania are not true pols..they are more like russians or something....cuz when they speak polish it sound liek russian not polish... 2:59 min those pols or russians dosn;'t know lithuanian flag..its yellow green red...not red ,green yellow...and there are only more pols or russians in vilnius in other citys they are small minorrity.

[ByzantineWarrior1]

I know Polish is present on public transit so Poles have it okay.

[Bebkins]

Removal of multilingual signs = unchecked racism. Get with the times, Lithuania.