Other optional activities
On this page are some additional resources with suggested activities that teachers and learners might find useful to use in connection with this chapter on the Baltics. Click on the links below to skip to a particular activity.
Learn about interesting people from the Baltics
Интервью с политиком и диссидентом Витянисом Андрюкайтисом
Listen to music from the Baltics
Learn about interesting people from the Baltics
Learn about one of these interesting people from the Baltics and then give a presentation or write a short paper about them in Russian or in English, according to your instructor’s directions.
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Arvo Pärt / Арво Пярт Konstantin Päts / Константин Пятс TOMM¥ €A$H / Томми Кэш Carmen Kass / Кармен Касс Mark Kostabi / Марк Костаби Edward von Lõngus / Эдвард фон Лынгус Kelly Sildaru / Келли Сильдару Lennart Meri / Леннарт Мери Ragnar Klavan / Рагнар Клаван Kaja Kallas / Кая Каллас Kaido Höövelson (Baruto Kaito) / Кайдо Хёвельсон (Барута Кайдо) |
Jāzeps Vītols / Язепс Витолс Andrejs Pumpurs / Андрей Пумпур Jeļena Ostapenko / Елена Остапенко Kristaps Porziņģis / Кристапс Порзингис Samanta Tīna / Саманта Тина Vija Artmane / Вия Артмане Lauris Reiniks / Лаурис Рейникс Sergejs Eizenšteins / Сергей Эйзенштейн Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis / Карлис Улманис Mark Rothko / Марк Ротко |
Antanas Sutkus / Антанас Суткус Czesław Miłosz / Чеслав Милош Gediminas / Гедимин Arvydas Romas Sabonis / Арвидас Сабонис Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis / Микалоюс Чюрлёнис Rimas Tuminas / Римас Туминас Jonas Basanavičius / Йонас Басанавичюс Marija Gimbutienė / Мария Гимбутас Cemach Szabad / Тимофей Осипович Шабад Rožytė (Vida Gumbytė) / Рожите (Вида Гумбите)
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Интервью с политиком и диссидентом Витянисом Андрюкайтисом
Watch this interview with politician and dissident Vytenis Andriukaitis, one of the co-signers of the Lithuanian constitution. In this clip he talks about his early life after his family was deported from Lithuania in 1941.
Какие общежития в Латвии?
Tour a dorm in Latvia with a student, and then compare your dorm to hers. Or look for dormitory tours in other countries and compare them to the dorm in Latvia.
Listen to music from the Baltics
Sample some songs from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and add your favorites to your own playlists.
YouTube playlist – Best of Estonia
YouTube playlist – Latvian Pop Music
YouTube playlist – Most popular Lithuanian songs
Настоящее время. Балтия
Watch an episode or a segment of this show about the Baltics and report about it to your class.
