#history of lithuania

[undr]

Algimantas Kuncius. Vilnius. 1984

[vintageeurope]

Nida, Lithuania 1920s

[unhonestlymirror]

Guys who love drawing trees look like:

On the left: Isaak Levitan (1860-1900), Jewish-Lithuanian artist (was forced by his father to study in russia)

On the right: Arkhyp Kuindzhi (1841-1910), Ukrainian-Greek artist (also often is mistakenly called russian)

Their art:

[the-first-man-is-a-cat]

Lithuanian doll makers with some of their work, 1931

[stillunusual]

Will they ever stop westsplaining? It's a shame that western commentators continue to routinely describe countries that were forced to spend a tiny fraction of their history as part of the Soviet Union, or the Soviet bloc, as "former Soviet" or "post-Soviet" or "ex-Soviet satellite" states, even though the USSR has been dead as a dodo for decades.

Strangely enough, you'll never see the same people referring to "the former Nazi state of Germany", or "America, the former slave-trading British colony", or even "Moscow, the former provincial Mongolian village".

Hopefully, condescending terms like "former Soviet", the stereotypes that go with them and the pernicious idea that these independent countries still somehow belong to "Russia's sphere of influence", will eventually disappear as they continue to develop and evolve, but I'm not holding my breath….

[theworldatwar]

Russian officers pass an 8.8cm flak gun and an abandoned German VW Kubelwagen - Vilnyus (Vilnius), Lithuania, July 1944

[diemelusine]

Portrait of Barbara Radziwiłł, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (c. 1551) by Lucas Cranach the Younger. National Museum, Kraków.

[odinsblog]

The Baltic Way, or Baltic Chain (also "Chain of Freedom") was a peaceful political demonstration that occurred on 23 August 1989.

Approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning 690 kilometres (430 mi) across the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which at the time were occupied and annexed by the USSR. The central government in Moscow considered the three Baltic countries constituent republics of the Soviet Union.

The 1989 event was organised by the Baltic pro-independence movements: Rahvarinne of Estonia, the Tautas fronte of Latvia, and Sąjūdis of Lithuania, to draw global attention by demonstrating a popular desire for independence and showcasing solidarity among the three nations. It has been described as an effective publicity campaign, and an emotionally captivating and visually stunning scene.

The event presented an opportunity for the Baltic activists to publicise the Soviet rule and position the question of Baltic independence not only as a political matter, but also as a moral issue. The Soviet authorities responded to the event with intense rhetoric, but failed to take any constructive actions that could bridge the widening gap between the Baltic republics and the rest of the Soviet Union. Seven months after the protest Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare independence.

After the Revolutions of 1989, 23 August has become an official remembrance day both in the Baltic countries, in the European Union and in other countries, known as the Black Ribbon Day or as the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism.

👉🏿 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Way

[hetagrammy]

This party rolls up to your tavern, what do you do? This is not strictly a D&D AU, but I wanted to make character stats for fun!

(Statless pics under the cut)

[livesunique]

Trakai Castle, Lithuania,

Photo credit: Comtadulea69

[randombook4idk]

internet: omg wouldn't it be so cool to travel back in time? spend a day in the past? it would be so fun😋

baltic states:

[sovietpostcards]

Computer literacy lesson in a kindergarten in Šiauliai, Lithuania (1988)

[unhonestlymirror]

Woman's jewellery found in Tauragė in the first half of the 19th century.

[horrorcitos]

Xenia Susha

[stillunusual]

Vatniks and tankies can't get over the fact that Finland, the Baltic states and Poland still exist (and are much better off without Russia)…. They dream of the day when Russia will re-invade these countries, and if that ever happens you can bet your bottom dollar that vatnik and tankie clowns everywhere will be supporting the imperialism of Russia's ruling class, blaming the victims, mindlessely repeating the Kremlin's propaganda and cheerleading their war crimes from afar. That's one reason why vatniks and tankies also hate NATO, because joining NATO is what prevents Russia from invading….

[theworldatwar]

A Soviet T34/76 tank destroyed by enemy fire by a bridge over the Voke River next to the village of Kazbiejai, Lithuania - 1941