Lithuania in European Politics

Download or read book Lithuania in European Politics written by Alfonsas Eidintas and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the close of this century, the identity of Lithuania as its own nation stands well-established, after many years of war and foreign domination. This book illustrates the way in which Lithuanian national consciousness grew from a shared feeling of unstructured instincts to a firm sense of nationhood in the course of this century. The authors reveal how this tiny country was caught at the intersection of Europe’s great powers, and how it was compelled to follow a foreign policy of survival. An enlightening work from Lithuania’s own ambassadors to the States, Lithuania in European Politics explains why the restoration of a Lithuanian state in 1990 cannot be understood without comprehending those critical years between the two World Wars.