A worker prepares Soviet-era statues for dismantling in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 2015. (Ints Kalnins/Reuters)Decades of stubborn resistance have resulted in today’s free and prosperous state. Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuanians like America. Their unofficial slogan might be modeled after the famous Mexican lament: “So close to Russia, so far from America.” Although Vilnius is a member of …
