Good things come in small packages. This adage has withstood the test of time beyond jewelry marketing. The latest fascinating cultural and geopolitical case study is Lithuania. The Baltic nation of 2.8 million people has been making powerful global headlines recently. In April, it became the first European Union country to sever energy ties with Russia. Earlier, the opening of the Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius prompted a historic row with China. Fierce political independence is part of its heritage.
By the late Middle Ages, Lithuania was the largest nation-state in Europe. One of its most iconic landmarks is the Hill of Crosses, a stunning monument to the
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