Rūta Miškinytė completed her postgraduate studies in history at Vilnius University in 2021. She spent half a year at the University of Warsaw in 2017, and is now studying for a PhD in history at Vilnius University. While studying Rūta developed an academic interest in early modern history.
Rūta Miškinytė has a broad range of interests: from the history of the city, its culture and identities, to music and sustainable living. Along with like-minded colleagues, she organises Lituanicon, the oldest sci-fi and fantasy fandom convention in Lithuania.
Milda Kruopienė is currently studying history at the Faculty of History of Vilnius University and is working on her master’s thesis on early 20th century Vilnius. Her research interests include 19th century social history, the fin de siècle period and the history of Vilnius.