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Suicides In Lithuania
Suicide in Lithuania has become a significant social issue in the country due to its high rate. Since its peak in 1995, the suicide rate in Lithuania has been constantly decreasing, but it still remains the highest in the EU and the OECD. The suicide rate as of 2019 is 26.1 suicides per 100,000 people. Causes In 1990s, after the fall of communism, Lithuania experienced dramatic social and economic changes. Earlier studies attributed high suicide rate to the effects of these major transformations in the society, harsh economic conditions, declining living conditions, alcoholism as well as lack of psychological and psychiatric services. More recent studies suggest that the causes might be more complex. According to Onutė Davidonienė, the director of the State Mental Health Center, there are psychological and economic reasons behind the high suicide rate, including: economic recessions, alcoholism, lack of tolerance in the society, bullying. Kalėdienė et al noted that the sui ...
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Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July 1253. In the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Li ...
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Ministry Of Health (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees issued by the President and Prime Minister, and laws passed by the Seimas (Parliament). Its mission is to seek national unity and continue to build a state of wellbeing for all, where everyone could lead a dignified, comfortable, safe and healthy life. The current head of the Ministry is Arūnas Dulkys. Ministers References Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ... Lithuania {{Lithuania-poli-stub ...
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Vytautas Šapranauskas
Vytautas Šapranauskas (19 April 1958 – 18 April 2013) was a Lithuanian comedy and drama actor of theatre and cinema, and an anchor of TV programs. According to the chairman of the Lithuanian Union of Actors, he was one of Lithuania's most talented actors, both in comedy and drama.Anapilin išėjo aktorius V.Šapranauskas
("Actor V.Šapranauskas Passed Away")
In 1980, he graduated from the . Until 1990, he was affiliated with the Russian Drama Theatre, and from 1990 he was with the
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Saulius Mykolaitis
Saulius Mykolaitis (January 15, 1966 – February 18, 2006) was a Lithuanian director, actor, and singer-songwriter (bard). Life Saulius Mykolaitis was born in Ramygala, a small town in Lithuania. His parents died while he was still studying at school. Saulius was raised by two older brothers Sigitas and Darius who bought him his first guitar when he was just seven years old. Saulius Mykolaitis started singing and creating songs at school. After graduating he entered Music Academy of Lithuania in Vilnius. Initially he studied singing, but soon moved to acting. From 1988 to 1992, Saulius Mykolaitis studied at the Music Academy of Lithuania under Professor Dalia Tamulevičiūtė and received a Bachelor's degree in Scene Art (Acting). In 1995 he decided to study for a Master's degree and in 1996 acquired qualification as theatre director. Mykolaitis committed suicide in 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Theatrical career From 1992 to 1994, Mykolaitis worked in Vilnius' National Maž ...
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Vytautas Vičiulis
Vytautas Vičiulis (16 October 1951 in Skuodas district – 3 March 1989 in Klaipėda) was a Lithuanian painter and antiques restorer, better known for his self-immolation for political reasons. Protesting against the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States, he burned himself in Klaipėda close to the monument of Lenin in the late evening of 2 March 1989. Severely burned, he died in hospital at 9 pm on 3 March. Vičiulis used fuel to set himself ablaze. Remains of the flag of Lithuania were found on his body. See also * Romas Kalanta Romas Kalanta (22 February 1953 – 14 May 1972) was a 19-year-old Lithuanian high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting Soviet regime in Lithuania. Kalanta's death provoked the largest post-war riots in Lithuania and i ... References 1951 births 1989 suicides 1989 deaths People from Skuodas District Municipality Lithuanian anti-communists Soviet dissidents People of the Singing Revolution Painters who die ...
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Romas Kalanta
Romas Kalanta (22 February 1953 – 14 May 1972) was a 19-year-old Lithuanian high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting Soviet regime in Lithuania. Kalanta's death provoked the largest post-war riots in Lithuania and inspired similar self-immolations. In 1972, 13 more people committed suicide by self-immolation. Kalanta became a symbol of the Lithuanian resistance throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In 2000, he was posthumously awarded the Order of the Cross of Vytis. Life and death Kalanta was religious; in a school essay he indicated that he would like to become a Catholic priest, which caused him some troubles with the authorities. He attended an evening school while working at a factory. Kalanta played the guitar and made a few drawings; he had long hair and sympathised with the hippies. These sympathies were later exploited by the Soviets to discredit Kalanta among the older population. He had an older brother named Antanas. At noon on 14 May 1972 ...
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Yitzhak Wittenberg
Yitzhak Wittenberg ( yi, איציק װיטנבערג, he, יצחק ויטנברג; 1907 – 16 July 1943) was a Jewish resistance fighter in Vilnius during World War II. He was a member of the Communist Party. He was the commander of the Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye (FPO), a resistance group in the Vilna Ghetto which was preparing an uprising should the final moments of the ghetto come. When the Germans learned about the existence of a Communist, Wittenberg, in the ghetto, they made a request to the head of the Jewish council, Jacob Gens Jacob Gens (1 April 1903 – 14 September 1943) was the head of the Vilnius Ghetto government. Originally from a merchant family, he joined the Lithuanian Army shortly after the independence of Lithuania, rising to the rank of captain ..., that Wittenberg should be surrendered to them. Gens betrayed Wittenberg to the police who arrested him, but he was freed by young FPO fighters. Subsequently, Gens insisted that Wittenberg surr ...
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Theodor Grotthuss
Freiherr Christian Johann Dietrich Theodor von Grotthuss (20 January 1785 – 26 March 1822) was a Baltic German scientist known for establishing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and formulating the first law of photochemistry in 1817. His theory of electrolysis is considered the first description of the so-called Grotthuss mechanism. Life and work Grotthuss was born in 1785 in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, during an extended stay of his parents away from their home in northern Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He showed interest in natural sciences and went to study first in Leipzig and later in Paris at the École Polytechnique. Several renowned scientists taught at the École Polytechnique at that time, including Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Claude Louis Berthollet and Louis Nicolas Vauquelin. Because of some tensions in the relations between Russia and France, Grotthuss had to leave for Italy where he stayed at Naples for one year. The discove ...
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National Audit Office Of Lithuania
National Audit Office of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Valstybės kontrolė; literally, ''State Control'') is the supreme audit institution in Lithuania, functioning as the independent auditor for the Parliament of Lithuania. The National Audit Office is enshrined in the Chapter XII of the Constitution of Lithuania. History The institution was established on 16 January 1919, as ''Lithuanian State Control Institution'', when the first laws regulating the audit activities were adopted. The modern institution was restored on 5 April 1990. National Audit Office of Lithuania is a member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions since 1992 and a member of the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions since 1993. Role The primary objectives of the institution are: * to examine whether the state finances, assets and other resources are used and managed lawfully and efficiently; * provide recommendations and encourage more efficient and eff ...
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Bank Of Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos bankas) is the central bank of the Republic of Lithuania. The Bank of Lithuania is a member of the European System of Central Banks. The chairman of the bank is Gediminas Šimkus. Until 2015, the Bank of Lithuania was responsible for issuing the former Lithuanian national currency – the litas. Primary functions According to the Bank's official website, the Bank of Lithuania performs these primary functions: * maintaining price stability, * formulating and implementing the monetary policy, * acting as an agent of the State Treasury. Bank leadership Governors of the Bank of Lithuania: * Vladas Jurgutis (1922–1929) * Vladas Stašinskas (1930–1939) * Juozas Tūbelis (1939) *Juozas Paknys (1939–1940) Chairmen of the board of the Bank of Lithuania: *Bronius Povilaitis (1990) *Vilius Baldišis (1990–1993) *Romualdas Visokavičius (1993) * Kazys Ratkevičius (1993–1996) *Reinoldijus Šarkinas (1996–2011) *Vitas Vasiliauskas (2011 ...
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OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It is a forum whose member countries describe themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices, and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members. The majority of OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI), and are regarded as developed countries. Their collective population is 1.38 billion. , the OECD member countries collectively comprised 62.2% of global nominal GDP (US$49.6 trillion) and 42.8% of global GDP (Int$54.2 trillion) at purchasing power parity. The OECD is an official United Nations observer. In April 1948, th ...
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Plungė District Municipality
Plungė District Municipality ( lt, Plungės rajono savivaldybė, Samogitian: ''Plongės rajuona savivaldībė'') is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Tourism and pilgrimage Major tourist attraction is Lake Plateliai and nearby town Plateliai. All year round and especially in summer, this municipality attracts many pilgrims from all over the world to its annual Christian celebrations in Žemaičių Kalvarija. Municipality council Plungė District Municipality Council is the governing body of the Plungė District Municipality. it is responsible for municipality laws. The council is composed of 25 member elected for four-year terms. The council is the member of The Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania. Mayors *1995 – Antanas Lapukas *1997 – Aleksandras Lukas *2000 – Vytautas Jonutis *2003 – Vigantas Danilavičius *2004 – Algirdas Pečiulis *2007 – Elvyra Valerija Lapukienė Elderships There are 11 elderships in Plungė district municipality: *A ...
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