Literatūros almanacho „Varpai“ redakcinė taryba ir rėmėjai skelbia 2021 metų literatūrinės „Varpų“ premijos laureatų vardus.

Linguist Stephen Michael Hewitt (Cambridge University, University of Wales, Paris III Sorbonne, https://cambridge.academia.edu/SteveHewitt) who could be easily called a hyperpolyglot knows many languages but perhaps the most valuable thing is that he is fluent in Breton (Brezhoneg), a unique Celtic language which has many problems in the modern world to survive. The Lithuanian version of our interview was printed out in magazine "Kultūros barai".

People who learn Scottish Gaelic now can use a very good course made up by enthusiasts in the Duolingo platform. Also, many of the learners might know Deusan (Jason) Bond who teaches Scottish Gaelic in YouTube and Facebook platforms. We talked about Scottish Gaelic and its teaching. The Lithuanian version of this interview was printed out in magazine "Kultūros barai".

Famous scholar of Yiddish language and Jewish culture Dr. Dovid Katz is talking about Jewish-Lithuanian relationships and antisemitism. The interview was made back in 2010 and earlier published in Echo of Chicago (Čikagos Aidas) and DefendingHistory.com.

Visgi, - karantinas turi ir gerų savybių: gali išsivalyti spintas, išmesti sukauptą deficitą, iškraustyti rūsio, ar garažo lobius. Gali net smegenis „praplauti“, ne – geriau „išsivalyti“ ir daug ką nurašyti nuostoliams... Deja, yra dalykų, kurie niekaip ir niekur nepabėga. Prisimenu aną karantiną, blokada vadinamą. Tada mūsų draugai buvo „kanistrai“ ir beprotiškos eilės degalų kolonėlėse, visiškai tuščios parduotuvių lentynos ir ką tik pasirodę „žvėriukai“. Nesvarbu, kad jų gaudavai, dar reikėjo gauti draugų, kurie padėtų už juos irgi kažką gauti...

One of the leading Lithuanian scholars in history and archaeology, prof. Eugenijus Jovaiša (www.aisčiai.eu) is very well known for many of his books and e-books, but especially for his series of three magnificent, perfectly illustrated books about the Aestii in Lithuanian language („The Aestii. Origins“, „The Aestii. Development“ and „The Beginnings of the Lithuanians and Lithuania“, 2012-2014). They provide the basis for the first book in English about the Aestii which encompass the burial monuments of the Aestii from the period of late antiquity, the social structures of the Aestian society, its development, the Great Aestian Migration, the Galindian roots of the origin of the Lithuanian and other phenomena of the material and spiritual culture of the Aestii. The book is for the scholars interested in late antiquity and Gothic history. I would also add: the book is a must to all people who are interested in European and Indo-European history.

Iain Mac Labhrainn (Iain McLaren) answered to several questions of mine about Scottish Gaelic language, which I am learning and which is said to have a revival now, especially after Duolingo introduced Scottish Gaelic in the end of 2019. According to Wikipedia, 57,000 people are fluent in Scottish Gaelic in Scotland (2011), and 87,000 people in Scotland are reported having some Gaelic language ability. There are also 1,300 people fluent in Scottish Gaelic in Nova Scotia (Alba Nuadh), Canada. Duolingo claims at least 465,000 learners of Scottish Gaelic.