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- Title
POLITINĖ LIETUVIŲ VEIKLA RUSIJOJE 1917 METAIS.
- Authors
GRIGARAVIČIUS, ALGIRDAS
- Abstract
In 1917, because of ideological conflicts the majority of Lithuanian activists found themselves in Russia, but there they had to reorient themselves toward thinking about the future of Lithuania in more concrete terms as well as to draw the many refugees there (including women who had participated in the elections, held according to a proportional system, to the Petrapilis Assembly) into politics during the period of democracy. The Lithuanian Assembly at Petrapilis on June 3, 1917, adopted a resolution on Lithuanian independence based on a proposal submitted by the National Progress Party (Augustinas Voldemaras, Liudas Noreika), a proposal that evinced a conservative attitude of creating the state "from above." The proposal to limit the Constituent Assembly's powers in the name of neutrality did not satisfy those on the political left, and the Petrapilis Assembly split. To Lithuanians in Russia, the year 1917 afforded opportunities of political participation and becoming involved in political activism. This process helped masses of war refugees and former deportees to prepare for life in an independent Lithuanian state. However, because of the strict ideologies of party leaders and the differences among political orientations it was impossible to reach a compromise consensus on Lithuania's future. Once independent the Lithuanian state was also negatively impacted by military interference in politics. It is well-known that differences in worldviews cause strong disagreements and confrontations in the course of solving major issues of state life, something Lithuanians were forced to endure during the parliamentary period.
- Subjects
RUSSIA; POLITICAL systems; LITHUANIANS; POLITICAL participation; NATIONALISTS; LEGISLATIVE bodies
- Publication
Darbai ir Dienos, 2013, Issue 60, p23
- ISSN
1392-0588
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7220/2335-8769.60.2