Bibliograph

Antanas Smetona and his Lithuania, from the national liberation movement to an authoritarian regime (1893-1940), by Alfonsas Eidintas ; translated and edited by Alfred Erich Senn

Type

Label

Antanas Smetona and his Lithuania, from the national liberation movement to an authoritarian regime (1893-1940), by Alfonsas Eidintas ; translated and edited by Alfred Erich Senn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Antanas Smetona and his Lithuania

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

933293489

Responsibility statement

by Alfonsas Eidintas ; translated and edited by Alfred Erich Senn

Series statement

Brill E-BooksOn the boundary of two worlds, 42

Sub title

from the national liberation movement to an authoritarian regime (1893-1940)

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Translator's preface -- The most important dates of Smetana's rule and of events discussed in this book -- List of figures -- Abbreviations used in the text and in the notes -- Introduction -- The pupil Antanas Smetona and the teacher Jonas Jablonskis -- With Father Juozas Tumas-Vaizgantas at Viltis -- Petras Klimas between Smetona and Steponas Kairys -- Smetona and the Lithuanian monarchists -- Smetana's conflict with Juozas Gabrys-Parsaitis -- Baron Stasys Silingas and the president -- "The man of greatest compromisen : Emestas Galvanauskas and Smetona -- Jonas Lapenas and the tautininkai : why the LTS did not become a party -- Antanas Smetona and foreign diplomats -- Smetona and Izidorius Tamosaitis : the justification of the coup -- His wife Sofija Chodakauskaite-Smetoniene -- The Smetona-Voldemaras tandem -- The split with Voldemaras -- Smetana's daily routine -- The ideologist Izidorius Tamosaitis -- Tumas-Vaizgantas, the priests, and the church -- The creation of national culture, Vincas Kreve and the president -- Lithuania's Poles and Smetana, "King of the Jews" -- Smetana, Adolf Hitler, and the nazis -- Smetana's in-laws : Juozas Tubelis and Jadvyga Chodakauskaite -- A quick succession of prime ministers in crisis -- The intriguer : Stasys Rastikis, the army and the president -- Antanas Merkys, broken and apathetic -- With general Musteikis and into the diplomatic "swamp" -- Povilas Zadeikis and Smetana in America -- The fates of Smetana's family and friends -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

Creator