Lithuania

Fülszöveg

TO THE READER
This is the first encyclopedic reference book on Soviet Lithuania in English.
A small country on the Baltic Sea, Lithuania is a land of blue lakes, of picturesque valleys, and of not so fertile soils. Plains and hills, fields and forests, meadows and lakes lend variety to Lithuanian landscape.
Lithuania is frequently called the Nemunas Land. Indeed, the Nemunas is Lithuania's largest river. On its banks lie many townships, villages, cities, numerous hill forts, and the ruins of castles reminiscent of the remote past. Since time immemorial the Lithuanians, a nation of industrious farmers, have lived here. For long centuries they waged a struggle against national and social oppression.
This book contains information on Lithuania's natural features, towns and villages, population, industry, and agriculture; it also illuminates the road, which the Lithuanian nation has taken in the course of history. The reader will learn what Lithuania was in the past and what... Tovább

Fülszöveg

TO THE READER
This is the first encyclopedic reference book on Soviet Lithuania in English.
A small country on the Baltic Sea, Lithuania is a land of blue lakes, of picturesque valleys, and of not so fertile soils. Plains and hills, fields and forests, meadows and lakes lend variety to Lithuanian landscape.
Lithuania is frequently called the Nemunas Land. Indeed, the Nemunas is Lithuania's largest river. On its banks lie many townships, villages, cities, numerous hill forts, and the ruins of castles reminiscent of the remote past. Since time immemorial the Lithuanians, a nation of industrious farmers, have lived here. For long centuries they waged a struggle against national and social oppression.
This book contains information on Lithuania's natural features, towns and villages, population, industry, and agriculture; it also illuminates the road, which the Lithuanian nation has taken in the course of history. The reader will learn what Lithuania was in the past and what Lithuania is now as a member of the fraternal family of Soviet republics. Facts and figures tell the story of great transformations brought to the Nemunas Land by socialism.
Among those who have contributed to or shared in the preparation of this reference book are famous Lithuanian scientists, public figures, cultural and press workers. Materials from "Lietuvi-skoji tarybine enciklopedija" (Lithuanian Soviet Encyclopedia, vols. 1 —12; 1976—84) and from other encyclopedic publications have also been amply used.
The contributors and publishers of this book will be happy if they have helped the reader in the search for reliable and objective information on Soviet Lithuania. Vissza