The development of Lithuanian statehood in years 1918-1940
ENThe Lithuanian historiography is not a novelty in Polish academic literature. The attempts undertaken many times by historians to examine the Lithuanian past are fully justified by the common history of the Polish and Lithuanian lands. It is worth stressing that there are still many controversial questions in this area, which have not been answered in both Lithuanian and Polish academic circles. Taking into account the basic facts from Lithuanian history in the 20th century, when Lithuanians undertook the first actions towards developing a state which would be officially recognized by the international community, it should not be surprising that it is a subject frequently discussed by the newest studies, which continually refer to the equally rich literature of the earlier period. The researchers ascribe considerable significance to the circumstances, in which the independent Lithuanian state came into being and to its functioning in the interwar period, in years 1918–1940. What also had a strong influence on this process were the following events in the history of the state, when Lithuania was in the end incorporated into the Soviet Union.In this study, the characteristics of the development process of Lithuanian statehood in the period of the First Republic 1918–1940 will serve the main purpose, i. e. to discuss these issues on the basis of literature in Lithuanian language, and at the same time the explanatory purpose, as a base for discussing these issues from the analytic and political points of view. [p. 233-234].
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