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The border region in the Baltics is generally a very unusual one: Over the decades, states have broken up and been re-established, and national borders have been shifted in one direction or the other. One place, however, stands out from this confusion: the so-called Dieveniškės Annex. This is a small piece of Lithuania that extends like an island into the neighboring country of Belarus. How did this unusual border come about? The alleged reason, at least, is quite entertaining... A film by Matthias Schwarzer. ------------------------------ The comment section of this video is moderated. All information here: / netiquette-warum-102266137 ------------------------------ My films are now also available as a video podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2VmUMwB... ------------------------------ Sources for the video: The 15min article on the creation of the island: https://www.15min.lt/en/article/socie... Further information on the appendix: https://www.nzz.ch/international/stal... War between Poland and Lithuania from 1920 - Context of the Suwalki Treaty: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertrag... Historical context of the Vilnius region between 1939 and 1940: https://muzeum1939.pl/wojennydzien-zw... More on this at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius...) Current situation on the border between Lithuania and Belarus: https://de.euronews.com/2024/03/02/li... ------------------------------ Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: / matthiasschwarzer Or become a channel member on YouTube: / @matthiasschwarzer ------------------------------ ▪️INSTAGRAM: / matthiasschwarzer ▪️FACEBOOK: / matthiasschwarzertravelvlogs ▪️TIKTOK: / matthiasschwarzertravel ▪️CONTACT: [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #lithuania #belarus #exclave #enclave #Dieveniškės