“I want to keep the Ruta, because it’s a beloved Lithuanian name. Ruta in Lithuanian is a very fragrant herb that grows in great profusion all over eastern Europe and it’s the national symbol of Lithuania, it’s sung about in every song, it’s talked about in every poem, theatre curtains have a big sprig of ruta embroidered on them, so it’s a national symbol, much like the rose is to England or the maple leaf to Canada.”