Keliaujantis žmogus XIX a. II pusės Lietuvoje

LTStraipsnyje nagrinėjami su masinio keliavimo fenomenu susiję reiškiniai: buities ir ištaigos prekių importas, kultūrinis tranzitas, kelioninė spauda bei kt. Akcentuojama, jog kasdienis susidūrimas su svetimomis tautomis bei tolimų šalių kultūros tradicijomis XIX a. II pusėje keitė Lietuvos miestiečio mentalitetą: griovė senosios luominės visuomenės vertybes, diegė kosmopolitišką bei eklektišką pasaulėvaizdį, pratino prie naujovių, liberalizavo estetinį skonį ir taip rengė prielaidas modernizmo idėjoms plisti. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Kelionių kultūra; Kolonijų kultūra; Egzotizmai; Prekyba; Vartojimas; Kosmopolitizmas; Eklektika; Pozityvizmas; Traveller; St Petersburg-Warszaw railway line.

ENIn the second half of the 19th century, as the acts of repression effected by the Russian tsarist authority gained momentum, Lithuania lost the last remnants of cultural autonomy and began sinking into provincialism. Nevertheless, the introduction of modern modes of communication opened up new possibilities for the contact with the world. Following the establishment of St Petersburg-Warsaw railway line running through Vilnius in 1862 and the Liepaja-Romny line crossing Šiauliai in 1873, Lithuania became a crossroad for both trade and culture. The range of imported household products and luxury goods offered in Vilnius and Kaunas increased significantly; a considerable amount of products were imported from exotic regions, such as the Caucasus, Middle Asia, and China. The number of businessmen, artists and entrepreneurs passing through Lithuania increased. More books on travel became available. In addition to this, more and more frequently the residents themselves set out on distant journeys. Regular contact with different nationalities and cultural traditions of foreign countries changed the mentality of Lithuanian urban society of the second half of the 19th century, the old values of the class based society started to vanish, the population developed a more cosmopolitan and eclectic outlook and was getting accustomed to novelties, and the aesthetic tastes underwent liberalization. Such conditions formed the background for the spread of modernist ideas. [From the publication]

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