The Public criminological discourse in Soviet and transitional Lithuania

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Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Public criminological discourse in Soviet and transitional Lithuania
Alternative Title:
Öffentliche kriminologische Diskurs in Sowjet-Litauen und in der Transformationszeit
Authors:
Rogers, Monika
In the Journal:
Narrative des Umbruchs. Die Transformationsepoche 1989-2022 in Interdisziplinärer sicht: Baltische Länder - Deutschland - Polen - Russland - Ukraine - Ungarn, 2026, 177-201 (Vilnius University Open Series)
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Politinė istorija / Political history; Socialinė istorija / Social history; 1940-1990. Lietuva okupacijų metais; 1990-21 a. Antroji Lietuvos Respublika.
Summary / Abstract:

ENThis article is dedicated to analyzing public criminological discourse in Stalinist, post-Stalinist and post-Soviet Lithuania. Its chronological boundaries are between 1940 (when Soviet first-time occupied country) and early 2000s (when Lithuania released new, not Soviet-based criminal code, finalized post-Soviet criminal prosecution reform and joined European Union and NATO). The article does not include the period of Nazi Germany occupation of Lithuania (1941–1944), since the conditions of that period are very different and requires additional research. Early 2000s have also marked the end of mass crime and gang and mafia violence. Since then, crime numbers considerably decreased and today are relatively low. The public discourse, as the article reveals, does not necessarily match the crime reality. For instance, in Stalinist period, the politically constructed enemy was the dominating definition of the criminal. Keywords: Criminological discourse, crime, public sphere, Lithuania, Soviet, Post-Soviet.

DOI:
10.15388/NoT.2026.10
ISSN:
2669-0535
Subject area:
Istorija / History
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2026-06-12 13:58:51
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