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Cute and insightful!
For a little book, this gem is full of interesting information and neat little facts.It is a quick read but very worthwhile.Would recommend it for anyone wishing to travel to Lithuania or anyone with Lithuanian ancestory wanting to learn about their history. ... Read more

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A cultural introduction!
This book is a cultural introduction into the people, culture, and history of Lietuva (Lithuania).Any title under Cultures of the World Series is usually very good and this title for Lithuania is reasonably good.This book is good for kids and adults as well that are interested in learning about this Baltic country. ... Read more

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Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of perestroika released new forces throughout Soviet society. In Lithuania this process resulted in a psychological-cultural revolution. Deep-rooted feelings, long suppressed, exploded, demonstrations and mass meetings ensued, and the face of the society changed. Although at the beginning of 1988 Lithuania appeared to be one of the relatively conservative republics in the Soviet Union, by the end of the year it stood among the leaders in pushing change. By 1990, Lithuania was even forcing Moscow to respond to its initiatives for independence and economic reform.
Is Lithuania the prototype of a nation emerging from the collectivity of the Soviet Union? Alfred Erich Senn, who was present during most of this piece of history in the making, believes that it may be. He documents the dramatic events and changes in Lithuania during 1988 with the perspective of a historian and the immediacy of a participant.
The reader will easily grasp the whole spectrum of political activity in Lithuania, and the range from right to left among Lithuanian activists. And, because the Lithuanians have emerged among the leaders of change in the Soviet Union, Senn's account provides a key to later developments, in terms of both political movements and political personalities. ... Read more

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Lithuania has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners.This report puts these executives on the fast track.Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources).Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given. ... Read more

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In English.This album provides a great deal of important information about Lithuania's historical, cultural, and economic development and situation on the eve of the 21st century. Facts and comments on Lithuanian nature, population, art, geopolitics, food, everyday life, etc. reveal a very impressive picture of the country. Also available in Lithuanian, see listing: Lietuva. ... Read more

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A great addition for anyone that loves Lithuania
Lithuania- Past, Culture, Present is a well done table book featuring numerous high quality photographs and well written sections on Lithuania's inhabitants, language, rural heritage, estates, religion, emmigration and ethnic composition.I stumbled onto this during my last trip to Vilnius and was completely pleased to see it now available here in the U.S.It follows the style of something you might see published by Time-Life.As with other books published in Lithuania, you will want to grab this one while you can.Printing runs tend to be small and sporadic at best.It is truly excellent. ... Read more

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Written in Lithuanian, this album provides a great deal of important information about Lithuania's historical, cultural, and economic development and the situation on the eve of the 21st Century. Facts and comments on Lithuanian nature, population, art, geopolitics, food, everyday life, etc. reveal a very impressive picture of the country.Also available in English, see listing: Lithuania. ... Read more

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THIS COLLECTION OF ESSAYS WRITTEN BY LITHUANIA'S LEADING CULTURAL AND ART CRITICS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE TO THE READERS THE IDEAS OF LITHUANIAN CULTURE IN A NEW, EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXT. ... Read more

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Oral history, commentary, anecdotes from Lithuanians and Lithuanian-Americans. Numerous b/w photos. Footnotes. Chapter reading lists. Discussion questions. Glossy throughout. ... Read more

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Illustrations From Small Town, My Destroyed Home, A Recollection by Issachar Ber Ryback ... Read more

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Family Stories: Travels Beyond the Shtetel
An important book treating a serious subject with charm and humor through brief, poetic vignettes.The wanderings of a Jewish family come alive without pathos or sentimentality, taking the reader from their home in Lithuania in the 1920's through Germany and Switzerland, to arrival in the United States in 1939.I have given this book as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah present and been told that the whole family was entranced by it. ... Read more