MULTINATIONAL LITHUANIA. History of Ethnic Minorities

 The publication concerns the circumstances of ethnic minorities in Lithuania during five different periods: the Classical period (the 13th–18th centuries); the Imperial period (1795–1915); the period of the First Republic of Lithuania (1918–1940); the Totalitarian period (1940–1990); the period of the Second Republic of Lithuania (1990–2007). The old Baltic tribes alongside with other ethnic minorities – Polish, Russian, German, Italian and Romani, as well as Armenian, Scottish, English, Jewish, Tatar, and Karaim – are discussed in this book; special attention is paid to the period of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which has been little researched.The multiply illustrated publication is offered to everyone who is taking interest in Lithuanian ethnic minorities and their history.  The publication concerns the history of ethnic minorities in Lithuania (emphasising their role in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), the people from various ethnic backgrounds, and their activities from the 13th to the early 21st centuries, which influenced destiny of Old and present–day Lithuania, as well as Lithuanian society, or simply left an imprint here. From the 13th to the early 21st centuries, the history of Lithuania was exceptionally complicated, nevertheless, the state was always marked by ethnic, religious and cultural variety, coexistence of various ethnic groups and different people, crossing trade routes and clashing interests of the great powers, as well as fusing religious beliefs, cultural epochs, and fashions.