History / Istorija

Kolektyvinė monografija apie kultūrinę atmintį ir atminimo politiką tarpukario Lietuvoje

Rimantas Miknys — 2025-04-14

Cookbooks in Lithuania in 1918–1940

Justina Minelgaitė-Plentienė — 2025-04-14

The present article deals with Lithuanian culinary publications issued in 1918–1940. The emphasis of the article is on the trends of the activity of publication of these books as well as the extent of publication in the 1920s and 1930s. The article also focuses on the presentation of the features of the collective bibliographies of the authors, conducts analysis of the individuals/entities ordering these books, and establishes relationship with the general trends of the interwar food culture processes. In the course of researching this topic, comparative, analytical, descriptive and statistical analysis methods were applied. For the first time in Lithuanian historiography, the interwar culinary literature is explored in a complex way by systemizing the findings and introducing a range of statistical aspects. It has been established that the publication of books of this thematic area intensified in the 1930s. The majority of the identified authors were women, and more than a half of the authors had specialized education. State institutions and public organizations showed a more prominent interest in publishing such books, whereas one-time private ventures were less common – these were using culinary books to promote their ideas. Such books conformed to the general trends of the culinary traditions of the times.

The Train From Moscow: The Road to Reopening the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, June–July 1945

Anna Mazurkiewicz — 2025-04-14

This article offers a detailed insight into negotiations regarding coalition government for Poland that took place in Moscow in June 1945, with special attention directed at the work of the U.S. embassy. The key protagonist is the translator, a U.S. intelligence officer of Polish ancestry William J. Tonesk. This text addresses the question on how well were the Americans informed about the conditions in Poland and the internal dynamics within Polish political groups as they sought to implement decisions made at the Yalta Conference. Looking through the microhistorical lenses it becomes obvious that, despite access to information, the conditions for talks orchestrated by the Soviets determined their outcome.

Everyone Must Study: the State of General Education in Lithuania (1944–1953)

Vitalija Stravinskienė — 2025-04-14

The article, based on archival materials and historiography, examines the situation of education in Lithuania during the Stalinist years. Focus is given to the development of the network of general education schools, the impact of social status on student attendance and learning outcomes, and the issues related to the operation of schools for ethnic minorities and the situation of teachers.

Traces of Soviet Lithuanian Public Communication in the Lithuanian Diaspora in the United States: Participants and Echoes

Ina Ėmužienė — 2025-04-14

The article analyzes the impact of the information disseminated by Soviet Lithuania on the Lithuanian diaspora and its reverberations, using classical historical and communication (quantitative and statistical analysis of content) research methods. The aim is to investigate how Lithuanian diaspora organizations in the USA (actors of the process) treated the Soviet public communication that reached them, how they used it, checked it and broadcast it. The research focuses on the content analysis of two periodicals, “Darbininko” and “Laisvės”, of the Lithuanian diaspora, description of the access to the research and discussion of the obtained results.

Let a special remembrance be made for my soul… Testament of Walenty Bartoszewski († 1638), Rector of the Parish School of the Vilnius St. John the Baptist Church

Aivas Ragauskas — 2025-04-14

The testament of one of the most famous authors of religious poetry in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th century, the rector of the parish school of the Vilnius Church of St. John the Baptist, Walenty Bartoszewski († 1638), is being published. The introduction to the publication discusses the historiography dedicated to this creator, with information about the parish school of the Vilnius Church of St. John the Baptist. The publication discusses the works of Bartoszewski and is believed to allow the assertion that the author was a layman from Vilnius. Based on the published testament of Walenty Bartoszewski, written in Vilnius on March 11, 1638, the characteristics of his religiosity, relatives (he was single) and close circle – clergy, lawyers, craftsmen and others, and his financial situation are analyzed. It is said that before his death, Bartoszewski was seriously ill. Based on the testamentary will of 1,000 florins, the great Catholic religiosity of the teacher and rector is emphasized, Bartoszewski’s involvement in the financial business (money lending) is noted, and separate fragments of his household life are recorded.