Talk:Lithuanian Council of Lords

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Did you know... that a Secret Council of the Rada of Grand Duchy of Lithuania dealt with all crucial state affairs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania?

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	Review comments: M.K. 11:16, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why on earth is this make use of the present tense as though the Grand Duchy still exists?

Just wondering --Duke Leto 18:10, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]