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Recently, the Lithuanian Institute of History published a three-volume "History of Vilnius", covering the development of the Lithuanian capital from the 13th century to 1990. On that occasion, historians who witnessed the birth of this monumental work came to the 15min studio - Alvydas Nikžentaitis and Rimantas Miknys, who previously headed the Institute of History, as well as the current director Aurimas Švedas. During this conversation, they examined not only how this work was born, but also talked about the myths associated with the city and how much they correspond to reality, what is Vilnius's place in the historical memory of the peoples living in it? What blank gaps in the history of Vilnius were filled? 00:00 How was the idea of "History of Vilnius" born 01:57 A new approach to the history of Vilnius 10:14 Challenges in preparing this three-volume work 15:41 What are the biggest blank spots that were filled? 27:38 What does Vilnius mean to representatives of different nations? 40:43 Is Vilnius really a tolerant city? 49:06 What period of Vilnius' history interests readers the most? 1:02:20 To what extent is this tritome intended for a wide audience? 👉 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://rb.gy/9qcmj4 👉 READ NEWS: https://www.15min.lt/ 👉 LET'S FRIEND ON FACEBOOK: / 15min 👉 FOLLOW OUR INSTAGRAM: / 15minlt #15min