Structural changes in the political elite of Post-Soviet Lithuania

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ENThis article discusses the internal structure of the political elites in the various electoral cycles in post-Soviet Lithuania, identifies the characteristics inherent to the holders of the key structural positions. The authors seek to answer the question: can we talk about the fact that 20 years after independence, restructuring of the Lithuanian elite segment of society is complete? The study used a network analysis of the political elites, preliminary results undertaken by the authors of the collective expert polls and in-depth interviews in the summer and autumn of 2011. Key words: elite, Lithuania, structure, network analyses, in-depth interview, changes.