. . . also . . .

[ritaxis]

My mother was right. VIlna (Vilnius to you) was in fact in Poland at the time that my grandparents emigrated. Which means that it was officially Wilnow. Historical atlases put it in Russia.  I realize that both could be true, but if my mother was right about that, maybe she was right about the story of my grandmother and the Cossacks?

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[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

But, but, but -- no matter whether Poland or Russia was the conqueror-in-residence at the time, Vilna/Vilnius/Wilnow would still be in Lithuania.

Which has no bearing on the story about your grandmother and the Cossacks.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

It depends on who's talking. Lithuania, even as a concept, has grown and shrunk over the centuries. I don't actually know if Vilna(etc) is in the core territory that was the earliest Lithuania. I should look it up sometime when I should be doing something else.