In 1242 the first King of Lithuania was baptized, and he converted his subjects to Christianity fu Vilna, the ancient capital, a city rich in historical associations, there are a number of very fine Churche: dating from the l4th and 16th centuries. The present capital, Kann: bears the name of its founder, the son of the goddess of Love, Mildos, who built it early in the 11th cen Besides being the capital, Kaunas i: also a centre of trade and industry The Lithuanian language belong: with the Lettish and the extinct el Prussian languages, to the Balti branch of the Indo-European family It has preserved the phonetic system the Indo- ropean parent speech ith such fidelity as to render it important in the study of the history of Indo-European languages.
In the literature of the land, western influence has made its late, but the inspiration, themes and modes of expression are for the most part fundamentally. Lithuar Since aviation is strides, and since it creasingly important part in affairs of mankind. it will not be} amiss to 3 that Lithuania is not backward in this respect. That aviation has taken a hold is testi to by the popularity of Kauna Club", known as LAK (Lietuv Klubas), whose activities are recorded and heralded by "Wings of Lithuania—a magazine that has a wide circulation in the country.
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