Vilnius between Nations, 1795–2000 /

Vilnius between Nations, 1795–2000 / / Theodore R. Weeks.

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The inhabitants of Vilnius, the present-day capital of Lithuania, have spoken various languages and professed different religions while living together in relative harmony over the years. The city has played a significant role in the history and development of at least three separate cultures—Polish...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Weeks, Theodore R.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021]
©2015
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (366 p.) :; 10 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Abbreviations
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction: Nationality, Politics, Culture, Urban Space
  • 1 Historical Background
  • 2 A Center of Polish and Jewish Culture, 1795–1862
  • 3 The Period of Russification, 1863–1914
  • 4 World War I, 1914–1922
  • 5 Vilnius as a Polish City, 1919–1939
  • 6 The Destruction of Multinational Vilnius, 1939–1955
  • 7 Socialist Normalcy in Vilnius, 1955–1985
  • 8 Building a Lithuanian Capital City, 1985–2000
  • Conclusions
  • NOTES
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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