Laisvė įpareigoja: asmens ir kartos pasirinkimas

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Document Type:
Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Lietuvių kalba / Lithuanian
Title:
Laisvė įpareigoja: asmens ir kartos pasirinkimas
Alternative Title:
Freedom’s commitment: the choice of an individual and a generation
In the Journal:
Oikos: lietuvių migracijos ir diasporos studijos [Oikos: Lithuanian migration and diaspora studies]. 2019, 28, p. 49-64
Keywords:
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20 amžius; 20 amžius. 1940-1990; Jurgis Valiulis; Jurgis Valiulis-Karolis Drunga; Karolis Drunga; Migracija / Migration.
Summary / Abstract:

LTAntrasis pasaulinis karas ir sovietų okupacija pakeitė daugelio Lietuvos gyventojų likimus. Jie neretai būdavo priversti čia ir dabar apsispręsti – pasirinkti priespaudą arba laisvę, kovą arba nuolankumą ir prisitaikymą, Rytus arba Vakarus. Šiame straipsnyje per vieno žmogaus – Jurgio Valiulio-Karolio Drungos (1919–1987) – gyvenimo istorijos fragmentus bandoma atskleisti to meto nepriklausomos Lietuvos jaunosios kartos likimus. Straipsnyje stabtelėta ties keliais J. Valiulio gyvenimo etapais ir pasirinkimais: laisvės principu ir jungimusi į pogrindžio veiklą, idėjiniu vystymusi ir liberalizmo idėjų paieška bei ryšiais su bendraminčiais ir kovos draugais. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Antinacinis pogrindis; Antrasis pasaulinis karas, 1939-1945 (World War II); Išeivija; Jurgis Valiulis; Jurgis Valiulis-Karolis Drunga; Karolis Drunga; Liberalizmas; Rezistencija; Diaspora; Jurgis Valiulis; Jurgis Valiulis-Karolis Drunga; Karolis Drunga; Liberalism; Lithuanian diaspora; Lithuanian emigration; Resistance; The anti-Nazi underground; WW2; World War II.

ENWorld War II and the 1940 Soviet occupation changed the destinies of most of Lithuania’s inhabitants. They were confronted with the necessity of reaching, often within the span of several hours, a decision that would transform their entire subsequent lives. They had to choose between tyranny or freedom, resistance or submission, East or West. This article aims to reveal, through fragments of the life history of Jurgis Valiulis-Karolis Drunga (1919–1987), the alternatives facing a whole generation of young Lithuanians, including the option of freedom, of joining the underground resistance, of acting on the principles of liberty and of liberalism, of the personal development of ideas, and of fostering ties with intellectual soulmates and collaborators in a common struggle. The main sources for this study are the fragmentary recollections of J. Valiulis, his written texts published in the diaspora press, his documents and letters to confederates (Henrikas Žemelis, Bronys Raila) as well as the recollections of his former friends kept in the archives of the VMU Lithuanian Emigration Institute. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.7220/2351-6561.28.3
ISSN:
1822-5152; 2351-6461
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2020-04-18 07:38:50
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