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The article tackles the problem of the appointment of bishops in the dioceses of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania between 1544 and 1632, paying particular attention to income as a factor driving careers, Influencing the filling of bishoprics, and so-called ...
Wioletta Pawlikowska-Butterwick
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The Deconstruction of National Identity in Lithuanian Literature: Marius Ivaškevičius’ Plays [PDF]
A heating national identity that makes use of romantic myths from the Golden Age of Lithuania creates the necessary “emotional glue” that can bring harmony to a social group.
Jurgutienė, Aušra
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The Annexation of Livonia to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Historiographical Controversies [PDF]
The aim of this study is to present the most characteristic scholarly evaluations of Livonia’s annexation to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania [GDL] and to discuss the most controversial issues and different interpretations of Lithuanian intentions in Livonia, contradictory opinions about the extent of influence in the country, the assumptions about the ...
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The article presents the efforts of Krzysztof Zawisza the warden of Minsk to receive the money promised to him by August II. It was a gift from the king to reward the loyalty and service that Zawisza gave to the monarch.
Aleksandra Skrzypietz
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The Syncretism of Podlasie Anthroponymy [PDF]
The wise policy of stimulating the social processes in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania caused strong integration trends in area of the ethnic diversification of the population.
Abramowicz, Zofia
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Was Grand Duchy of Lithuania a Federation?
According to received wisdom in the historiography of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL), going back to M. Dovnar-Zapolski, M. Liubavski, O. Halecki, the territorial form of government in the GDL was federal in the late XV-early XVI century.
Z. Norkus
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The article discusses the history and activities of the largest orthodox Printing house of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was organized in 1574 in Vilna at the expense of the wealthy Orthodox merchants of Mamoniches and existed until 1625.
Yury A. Labyntsev
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During the seventeenth century, in both France and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the rulers formed their own parties to help them rule the state. The main purpose of the article is to present how rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and of France chose
Aleksandra Ziober
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Three states, one common past: chance or malediction? The role of history and historiography in the formation of collective identities and mutual relations in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland [PDF]
Common experiences and a common past offer a special possibility for good relations. But having a common past also can create disharmony. If one has to share traditions with others, it becomes more difficult to find specific elements to call one’s ‘own’.
Ritter, R.
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The article presents the results of a historical and geographical study of the Toropetsky uezd of the 16th century using GIS technologies. The volosts and specific territorial units of the uezd – perevara, associated with the development of wild-hive ...
M. Karpova, Y. Stepanova
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