Lithuania - most underrated country?

[Token]

Yes. Modern Lithuanian skulls are exceeding 84 CI in some places.

Medieval skulls from the area had a mean CI of 74, which would be around 76 in the living and comparable to eastern Norwegians.

[bandoge]

Please make a map of countries you have ever visited.

I would be curious.

countries in orange are countries i visited more like a day trip/spent only one night.
why are you curious?

[Russki]

why are you curious?

It's impressive.

[Nomadian90']

Lithuania is mostly known as a small country that was occupied by the Soviet Union, but they used to be very important

In the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, only the ruling dynasty and peasants from the vicinity of Vilnius and Kaunas were Lithuanians (Balts). The entire elite were former Ruthenians who soon became polonized after the union with Poland.

Apparently, Lukashenka said that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the first Belarusian state.

[Russki]

In the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, only the ruling dynasty and peasants from the vicinity of Vilnius and Kaunas were Lithuanians (Balts). The entire elite were former Ruthenians who soon became polonized after the union with Poland.

Apparently, Lukashenka said that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the first Belarusian state.

Lithuanians and Belarusians should solve it between themselves.

[Nomadian90']

Leipzig Germans have significant Slavic admixture and most of eastern Germans score Polish regions on 23andme, because guess what, parts of modern day Poland were Germany for centuries.

These are medieval Polish lands that Poles regained after many centuries. They were within the borders of the state of Mieszko I and his successors.

Lithuanians and Belarusians should solve it between themselves.

Same as the issue of "Kievan" Rus, which the Ukrainians had appropriated for themselves, and whose lands were only part of its territory, all of Belarus, part of Russia, Podalsie and other areas.