{"id":1154,"date":"2026-04-18T09:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T09:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edi.lt\/?post_type=event&#038;p=1154"},"modified":"2026-10-29T17:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:04:47","slug":"bridges-of-democracy-does-the-politicization-of-history-harm-democracy","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/events\/bridges-of-democracy-does-the-politicization-of-history-harm-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridges of Democracy. 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