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1 online resource |
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On the boundary of two worlds, identity, freedom, and moral imagination in the Baltics ; v. 42 |
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On the boundary of two worlds ; 42.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Translator's preface -- The most important dates of Smetana's rule and of events discussed in this book -- List of figures -- Abbreviations used in the text and in the notes -- Introduction -- The pupil Antanas Smetona and the teacher Jonas Jablonskis -- With Father Juozas Tumas-Vaizgantas at Viltis -- Petras Klimas between Smetona and Steponas Kairys -- Smetona and the Lithuanian monarchists -- Smetana's conflict with Juozas Gabrys-Parsaitis -- Baron Stasys Silingas and the president -- "The man of greatest compromisen : Emestas Galvanauskas and Smetona -- Jonas Lapenas and the tautininkai : why the LTS did not become a party -- Antanas Smetona and foreign diplomats -- Smetona and Izidorius Tamosaitis : the justification of the coup -- His wife Sofija Chodakauskaite-Smetoniene -- The Smetona-Voldemaras tandem -- The split with Voldemaras -- Smetana's daily routine -- The ideologist Izidorius Tamosaitis -- Tumas-Vaizgantas, the priests, and the church -- The creation of national culture, Vincas Kreve and the president -- Lithuania's Poles and Smetana, "King of the Jews" -- Smetana, Adolf Hitler, and the nazis -- Smetana's in-laws : Juozas Tubelis and Jadvyga Chodakauskaite -- A quick succession of prime ministers in crisis -- The intriguer : Stasys Rastikis, the army and the president -- Antanas Merkys, broken and apathetic -- With general Musteikis and into the diplomatic "swamp" -- Povilas Zadeikis and Smetana in America -- The fates of Smetana's family and friends -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
This biographical overview of the life of Antanas Smetona (1874-1944), his importance in the Lithuanian national movement, his central role in the emergence of modern Lithuania (1918-1920), and the development of the various groups of nationalists in Lithuania, offers a picture of the creation of a national state in XXth century Europe. Twice the president of Lithuania (1919-20 and 1926-40), the authoritarian ruler of the state from 1926-1940, Smetona established his role as a capable and needed politician in Lithuania¿́¿s political life, a middle person between the political left and right. The study characterizes Smetona¿́¿s closest and most important associates, who helped him to formulate legislation for his model of presidential regime, the nationalistic ideology, and the development of national economy. Despite its authoritarian tendencies Smetona¿́¿s rule surprisingly continued to be for many Lithuanians a symbol of Lithuanian independence and national freedom through the years of Soviet occupation |
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"Originally published as: Antanas Smetana ir jo aplinka, Vilnius : Mokslo ir enciklopedijos leidybos, 2012." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Smetona, Antanas, 1874-1944.
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Smetona, Antanas, 1874-1944. fast (OCoLC)fst00303328 |
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Presidents -- Lithuania -- Biography
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Politics and government.
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Presidents.
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Lithuania -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077635
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Lithuania -- Foreign relations -- 1918-1940.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93002890
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Lithuania.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9004302042 |
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9789004302044 |
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