Litewski Ruch na rzecz Przebudowy „Sajudis” i Zwiazek Polakow na Litwie: miedzy konfliktem a poszukiwaniem porozumienia (rok 1989 – poczatek 1990)

• Authors: Vladas Sirutavicius

Title variants

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LITHUANIAN MOVEMENT FOR RECONSTRUCTION "SAJUDIS" AND THE POLES UNION IN LITHUANIA: BETWEEN CONFLICT AND SEEKING AGREEMENT (YEAR 1989 - BEGINNING 1990)

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article gives an overview of the relationships between Sajūdis – the movement for emancipation of Lithuania from the Soviet Union – and Polish minority in Lithuania during the crucial years of 1989 -1990. The author discusses the differences between Lithuanian leaders in attitude toward Polish minority in Lithuania and its activists. The article also presents the complex situation in the Vilnius region (where the Polish minority lives), where some local representatives of Polish minority collaborated with communist authorities in Moscow to prevent independence of Lithuania. The context of the claim to establish Polish autonomy in Vilnius is also discussed. The article reconstructs mainly the disputes and attitudes differences between Sajūdis leaders and Polish representatives (those who supported the independence of Lithuania). Author considers also the factor of political changes in Poland itself, where first democratic government after World War II was formed and Polish politicians were seeking to support Lithuanian independence and secure the rights of Polish minority in Lithuania at once.

Keywords

EN

LITHUANIAN MOVEMENT FOR RECONSTRUCTION "SAJUDIS"; POLES UNION IN LITHUANIA

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
• Year: 2011
• Issue: 2(16)
• Pages: 337-352

Contributors

author

Vladas Sirutavicius