Raštai. T. 1, Vilniaus istorija

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LTAdolfo Šapokos (1906–1961) pirmame „Raštų“ tome publikuojami Vilniaus miesto istorijos tyrinėjimai – straipsniai (5), recenzijos (2), studijos (2 – iš dalies skirtingos versijos lietuvių ir anglų k.), sintezės (1), šaltinių publikacijos (1) – iš viso 11 skirtingos apimties ir pobūdžio tekstų. Jie buvo publikuoti Lietuvoje (1939 m.), autoriui gyvenant tremtyje Toronte, Kanadoje (1952–1960) ir jau po A. Šapokos mirties (1960–1962 m.). A. Šapoka – pirmasis lietuvis istorikas, ėmęsis moksliškai tyrinėti sostinės praeitį, o 1963 m. pasirodžiusi jo parašyta sintezė „Senasis Vilnius“ – pirmoji išsami moksliška lietuviška senojo Vilniaus (iki XVIII a. pab.) istorija. Antrojo pasaulinio karo išvakarėse iš politinės istorijos problematikos į socialinės ekonominės, ypač miestų, tyrimus pasukusio A. Šapokos darbai apie Vilnių iki šiol neprarado mokslinės vertės.

ENDuring the funeral of the prominent Lithuanian historian Adolfas Šapoka (1906-1961) it was noted that the historian’s “place of eternal rest should be among the famous Lithuanian men in Vilnius Rasos cemetery”. It was a way in which the contemporaries valued the input of the historian into Vilnius historiography: the creation of a Lithu anian Vilnius history narrative important for A. Šapoka’s living period (the middle of the XXth century) and the intellectual fight for its political dependency. A. Šapoka was the first Lithuanian historian who undertook scholarly research of the past of the capital city; his synthesis “Senasis Vilnius” (“Old Vilnius”), published in 1963, was the first Lithuanian extensive scholarly history of the old Vilnius (until the end of the XVIIIth century). On the eve of World War II, A. Šapoka’s works about Vilnius shifted from the topics of political history to those of social economy, especially in cities, but did not lose the scholarly value to this day. This volume of “Works” materialises an idea, raised in 1996, to make a new edition of A. Šapoka’s research on Vilnius history, to use this research and increase its popularity. These are the pieces of research on Vilnius city history by A. Šapoka included in the volume: articles (5), reviews (2), studies (2 partly different versions in Lithuanian and English), synthesis (1), source publications (1) – a total of 11 pieces of text different in volume and character. These were published in Lithuania (1939); while the author lived in exile in Toronto, Canada (1952-1960) and eventually after A. Šapoka’s death (1960-1962).To some extent it would be possible to include a few more texts by A. Šapoka to topics about Vilnius – a group of texts “Mūsų santykių su lenkais klausimu” (“On the Question of Our Relationship with the Polish People”) in which he analyses the relationships of Lithuanians and Poles through the history. However, seeking to avoid “cutting down” the texts, they were not included in this volume and will be published later. The study in English “Vilnius in the Life of Lithuania”, published in 1962, after A. Šapoka’s death, is not translated into Lithuanian language. The language of all texts, spelling of personal and geographical names, were uniformed and amended minimally. This critical publication of scientific sources consists of these parts: 1. Introduction that discusses A. Šapoka’s position in the research of Vilnius history, published texts and the principles of their preparation to the press; 2. The texts; 3. Commentaries (textual and factual); 4. List of abbreviations; 5. Appendices (bibliography of sources and literature used by A. Šapoka); 6. List of illustrations; 7. Index of biographical names; 8. Index of geographical names; 9. Summary in English. These are the texts by A. Šapoka published in this volume: 1. Vilnius politinis Lietuvos centras, Naujoji Romuva, 1939, nr. 42–43, p. 745-749 (“Vilnius – Political Centre of Lithuania”, Naujoji Romuva, 1939, no. 42–43, p. 745–749. Article). 2. Senasis Vilnius, Židinys, 1939, nr. 10, p. 324–341 (“Old Vilnius”, Židinys, 1939, nr. 10, p. 324–341. Article). 3. Trys dokumentai iš XVI a. pabaigos bylos dėl Vilniaus vyskupo paskyrimo, parengė Adolfas Šapoka, Lietuvos praeitis, 1941, t. 1, sąs. 2, p. 697–702 (“Three Documents from the End of XVI Century Case on the Appointment of Vilnius Bishop”, edited by Adolfas Šapoka, Lietuvos praeitis, 1941, vol.1, no. 2, p. 697–702. Source publication).4. Mūsų Vilnius, Tėviškės žiburiai, 1952 X 9, nr. 40 (“Our Vilnius”, Tėviškės žiburiai, 1952 X 9, no. 40. Article). 5. Lenkai mini Vilniaus universitetą, Tėviškės žiburiai, 1953 IV 9, nr. 14, p. 5 (“Poles Mention Vilnius University”, Tėviškės žiburiai, 1953 IV 9, no. 14, p. 5. Review) 6. Vilnius Lietuvos gyvenime, Toronto, 1954 (Vilnius in the Life of Lithuania, Toronto, 1954. Study). 7. Dvi knygos apie Vilniaus universitetą, Aidai, 1957, nr. 6, p. 278–279 (“Two Books about Vilnius University”, Aidai, 1957, no. 6, p. 278–279. Review). 8. Šv. Kazimiero palaikų saugojimas, Aidai, 1958, nr. 3, p. 140–144 (“Guarding the remains of St. Casimir”, Aidai, 1958, no. 3, p. 140–144. Article). 9. Ne Kačerga, bet Vingrys, Tėviškės žiburiai, 1960 XII 1, nr. 48 (“Not Kačerga, but Vingrys”, Tėviškės žiburiai, 1960 XII 1, no.48. Article) 10. Vilnius in the Life of Lithuania, translated into English by E. J. Harrison, edited by C. R. Jurgėla and S. Sužiedėlis, Toronto, 1962. Study 11. Senasis Vilnius. Vilniaus miesto istorijos bruožai iki XVII a. [XVIII a.] pabaigos, New York, 1963. 332 p. (Old Vilnius. The Features of Vilnius City History Until the End of XVII [XVIII] Century, New York, 1963. 332 p. Synthesis) When preparing the texts for print, it was strived to compare the publications with manuscripts, especially this was true about the texts that were published after the death of A. Šapoka and thus final versions of which could not be influenced by the author. The most relevant case of this matter was the biggest and most important piece of A. Šapoka’s research of Vilnius history – the synthesis “Senasis Vilnius” (“Old Vilnius”), that was published in 1963, where the history of the Lithuanian capital before the end of XVIIIth century was discussed (manuscripts are kept in museum-archive of Lithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada). [...].