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1864–1904 group in the Russian Empire
Lithuanian book smugglers or Lithuanian book carriers (Lithuanian: knygnešiaĩ, singular: knygnešys) smuggled Lithuanian language books printed in the
Lithuanian_book_smugglers
Late 19th-century literary crime syndicate
Garšviai The Garšviai Book Smuggling Society was an illegal society of Lithuanian book smugglers during the Lithuanian press ban enacted in 1864. It was
Garšviai Book Smuggling Society
Garšviai_Book_Smuggling_Society
Lithuanian farmer, book smuggler and publisher
illegal book-smuggling at the time of the Lithuanian press ban (1864–1904). Bielinis is informally referred to as the King of Book Smugglers. Since 1989
Jurgis_Bielinis
Country in Northern Europe
of Lithuania in the 19th century, the Lithuanian press ban was implemented, which led to the formation of the Knygnešiai (Lithuanian book smugglers) movement
Lithuania
Lithuanian book smuggler (1854–1932)
Bataitis (13 June 1854 – 12 March 1932) was a Lithuanian book smuggler during the time of the Lithuanian press ban in the area around Smilgiai. He also
Antanas_Bataitis
Stanislovas Didžiulis, she supported the Lithuanian book smugglers and their home was frequently visited by various Lithuanian activists. She contributed her fiction
Liudvika_Didžiulienė
Izidorius joined the Lithuanian book smugglers movement presumably after reaching adulthood. He collaborated with many book smugglers from Rossiyensky Uyezd
Izidorius_Pocius
Lithuanian book smuggler
Vincentas Juška (28 November 1860 – 17 January 1939) was a Lithuanian book smuggler. Vincentas Juška was born to a peasant family on 28 November 1860 in
Vincas_Juška
Lithuanian press activist
important supply center for Lithuanian book smugglers and Lithuanian emigrants. Because she helped organize the smuggling of social democratic and communist
Marta_Zauniūtė
Lithuanian attorney, judge, and university professor
in Lithuanian public life. He smuggled and distributed prohibited Lithuanian press and performed in America in the Bathhouse, the first Lithuanian play
Augustinas_Janulaitis
Lithuanian physician (1865–1959)
practice in Ariogala. At the same time, he actively supported Lithuanian book smugglers and was arrested by the Tsarist police in 1900 and exiled to Kazan
Rokas_Šliūpas
1938) was a physician and notable member of the Lithuanian book smuggling movement during the Lithuanian press ban (1864–1904). Already as a student at
Liudas_Vaineikis
Russian ban on Lithuanian language publications in the Latin alphabet
the Empire, largely in Lithuania Minor (East Prussia), and in the United States. Knygnešiai (Lithuanian book smugglers) smuggled illegal books and periodicals
Lithuanian_press_ban
Lithuanian poet
January 1967), was a Lithuanian poet. From around 1896 to 1904, he was a book smuggler helping distribute the banned Lithuanian books. A son of poor peasants
Jonas_Krikščiūnas
Lithuanian political activist (1866–1956)
of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and was active in various Lithuanian societies, including the Lithuanian Scientific Society. During World War
Stasys_Matulaitis
Lithuanian bibliophile
about collecting Lithuanian books even though post-1864 books were illegal in the Russian Empire. He supported Lithuanian book smugglers and worked with
Stanislovas_Didžiulis
Prussian-Lithuanian printer, social activist and publisher
publication of Lithuanian books and newspapers during the Lithuanian press ban in Russia. Jankus was one of the suppliers for the knygnešiai, smugglers of illegal
Martynas_Jankus
Lithuanian priest and book smuggler
Sideravičius; November 9, 1829 – March 7, 1907) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest, Lithuanian book smuggler, publisher and translator of religious books.
Martynas_Sederevičius
Prussian Lithuanian cultural and political activist
1845–1921) was a Prussian Lithuanian cultural and political activist. He supported Lithuanian book smugglers and sheltered Lithuanian activist fleeing the
Dovas_Zaunius_(senior)
Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest (1831–1908)
Katelė (13 January 1831 – 21 May 1908) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest active during the Lithuanian National Revival. He is best known for his cultural
Jonas_Katelė
Lithuanian paramilitary leader
was a Lithuanian paramilitary leader, one of the founders and first chairman of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union. Born to a family of Lithuanian nobles
Vladas_Putvinskis
Place in Panevėžys County, Lithuania
Smuggling Society, one of the largest illegal societies of Lithuanian book smugglers during the Lithuanian press ban. The society was active from about 1883 to
Garšviai
Lithuanian physician
1881–1936) was a Lithuanian physician and activist. He was the father of the archaeologist Marija Gimbutas. Born to a family of Lithuanian peasants, Alseika
Danielius_Alseika
Lithuanian writer and book smuggler
April 1849 – 31 May 1919) was a Lithuanian journalist, poet, publicist, folklorist, and book smuggler during the Lithuanian National Revival, best known
Mečislovas Davainis-Silvestraitis
Mečislovas_Davainis-Silvestraitis
Roman Catholic bishop (1834–1908)
and supported Lithuanian book smugglers. When the press ban was lifted, he supported the Society of Saint Casimir that published Lithuanian books and periodicals
Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis
Mečislovas_Leonardas_Paliulionis
Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and activist
(20 September 1869 – 29 April 1933) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and an activist during the Lithuanian National Revival. He was a prolific writer
Juozas_Tumas-Vaižgantas
Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest, book publisher, and newspaper editor
and distribution of illegal Lithuanian publications. He was searched by the Tsarist police for violating the Lithuanian press ban and fled to the United
Antanas_Milukas
Lithuanian activist, publisher and editor
February 1941) was a Lithuanian activist during the Lithuanian National Revival mostly noted for editing and publishing Lithuanian periodicals Varpas and
Jonas_Kriaučiūnas
Lithuanian teacher, judge, attorney and activist
activists, Lithuanian book smugglers. Kriaučiūnas became a strong supporter of Aušra, the first Lithuanian-language periodical aimed at Lithuanians in the
Petras_Kriaučiūnas
Influential 19th-century Lithuanian bishop
particularly the Lithuanian press ban. He sponsored the illegal practice of printing Lithuanian books in East Prussia and smuggling them into Lithuania by knygnešiai
Motiejus_Valančius
Lithuanian writer and journalist (1871–1941)
spreading Lithuanian language. Jakavičius was a book smuggler – transported Lithuanian language books printed in the Latin alphabet into Lithuanian-speaking
Liudvikas_Jakavičius
education, he joined Lithuanian cultural life – smuggled banned Lithuanian press, assisted Vincas Kudirka with the publication of the Lithuanian-language newspapers
Saliamonas_Banaitis
Lithuanian wrtier and activist
(31 March 1884 – 12 January 1946) was a Lithuanian writer and activist. Born to a family of petty Lithuanian nobles, Vaineikienė married physician and
Stasė_Vaineikienė
Lithuanian-speaking minority. Others were intended for Lithuanians in Russia and were smuggled by Lithuanian book smugglers across the Prussia–Russia border. The list
List of Lithuanian-language periodicals (up to 1904)
List_of_Lithuanian-language_periodicals_(up_to_1904)
Lithuanian politician
Bielinis was a son of Jurgis Bielinis, one of the best known Lithuanian book smugglers. Bielinis attended a gymnasium in Riga, but was expelled for his
Kipras_Bielinis
Lithuanian Calvinist clergyman
(April 11, 1871 – May 30, 1953) was a Lithuanian Calvinist clergyman, general superintendent of the Lithuanian branch of the Reformed Church during the
Povilas_Jakubėnas
County of Lithuania
Russian rule. During the years of Lithuanian press ban, Sudovia was an important route for Knygnešiai (Lithuanian book smugglers) due to the region's proximity
Marijampolė_County
Scientific writer, book smuggler
known by his pen name Šernas (1859–1922) was a Lithuanian non-fiction writer. He contributed to the Lithuanian-language newspapers Aušra and briefly served
Juozas_Adomaitis-Šernas
City in Aukštaitija, Lithuania
At the end of the book prohibition, one of the Lithuanian book smugglers – *Juozas Masiulis [lt] – in 1905 opened the first Lithuanian bookstore and printing
Panevėžys
filmed movie Naktis Lietuvoje (Night in Lithuania) about Lithuanian book smugglers that left first bright Lithuanian footprint in Hollywood. The first short
Cinema_of_Lithuania
When printing Lithuanian language books in Latin alphabet was forbidden in Russian Empire, book peddlers, knygnešiai in Lithuanian, smuggled the books printed
Book_peddler
various festivals takes place. The chapel is used as a museum of Lithuanian book smugglers. Bistrampolis Manor is also famous for its park. The manor was
Bistrampolis_Manor
Lithuanian ceramist
Kaunas, Senasis Kaunas (Old Kaunas), and Lietuvos knygnešiai (Lithuanian book smugglers) in 1980), panels for interior decoration (Jaunimas (Youth) in
Danutė_Eidukaitė
Lithuanian economist, diplomat and politician
Jurgis Šaulys (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈjʊrɡʲɪs ʃauˈlʲîːs] ; 5 May 1879–18 October 1948) was a Lithuanian economist, diplomat, and politician, and
Jurgis_Šaulys
Award
included: Lithuanian book smugglers, who smuggled Lithuanian language books during the Lithuanian press ban (1864–1904) participants in the Lithuanian Wars
Independence Medal (Lithuania)
Independence_Medal_(Lithuania)
Measures to increase the influence of Russian culture and language
knygnešiai, the Lithuanian book smugglers, who brought Lithuanian publications printed in the Latin alphabet, the historic orthography of the Lithuanian language
Russification
East Baltic language
native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 1.5 million speakers elsewhere. Around half a million inhabitants of Lithuania of non-Lithuanian background
Lithuanian_language
Surname list
Jurgis Bielinis, Lithuanian book smuggler Kipras Bielinis, Lithuanian politician Lauras Bielinis, Lithuanian political scientist All pages with titles
Bielinis
Teachers often had contacts with the Lithuanian book smugglers or were smugglers themselves. A few prominent Lithuanian activists worked as teachers in the
Clandestine Lithuanian schools
Clandestine_Lithuanian_schools
1st President of Lithuania (1919–1920, 1926–1940)
Antanas Smetona (Lithuanian: [ɐnˈtǎːnɐs sʲmʲɛtoːˈnɐ] ; 10 August 1874 – 9 January 1944) was a Lithuanian intellectual, journalist, and politician. He
Antanas_Smetona
Lithuanian lawyer and politician
Daukantas. During summer vacations, he would return to Lithuania and help Lithuanian book smugglers, particularly the Sietynas Society. After graduation
Andrius_Bulota
Cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania
Old Cemetery, popularly known as the Rasos Cemetery (Lithuanian pronunciation: [raːsuː]; Lithuanian: Rasų kapinės, Polish: cmentarz Na Rossie, Belarusian:
Rasos_Cemetery
Second-largest city in Lithuania
Kaunas (/ˈkaʊnəs/; Lithuanian: [ˈkɒʊ̯ˑnˠɐs] ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania (after Vilnius), the fourth-largest city in the Baltic states, and
Kaunas
Town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
printed in Ragnit and then smuggled to Russia by the Lithuanian book smugglers (knygnešiai). The Lithuanian newspaper Auszra began publishing in the town in
Neman,_Russia
Village in Lithuania
short-lived Lithuanian-language periodicals and 104 books. Many of these publications were brought by the Lithuanian book smugglers to Lithuanian lands located
Bitėnai
Lithuanian politician and diplomat
a Lithuanian politician and diplomat, and one of twenty signatories to the Act of Independence of Lithuania. Malinauskas was born to a Lithuanian family
Donatas_Malinauskas
Name list
Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator Jurgis Baltrušaitis (son) (1903–1988), Lithuanian art historian Jurgis Bielinis (1846–1918), book smuggler Jurgis
Jurgis
Bilateral relations
province of East Prussia helped preserve the Lithuanian culture, as the Lithuanian book smugglers supplied Lithuanian books printed in Latin script (which were
Germany–Lithuania_relations
Lithuanian historian (1929–2012)
focus on Lithuanian 19th-century and early 20th century history, especially the Lithuanian national revival, the Lithuanian book smuggling movement during
Vytautas_Merkys
Lithuanian poet
case. Sietynas was an organization of Lithuanian book smugglers that smuggled and distributed the banned Lithuanian press. Police found a small library
Pranas_Vaičaitis
of Lithuania prior to the Union of Lublin, both Polish and Lithuanian were spoken equally widely. After the Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Demographics_of_Lithuania
Surname list
(1865–1935), Lithuanian book smuggler Martynas Pocius (born 1986), Lithuanian basketball player Remigijus Pocius (born 1968), Lithuanian football player
Pocius
Lithuanian composer
Mikas Petrauskas (1873–1937) was a Lithuanian composer and choirmaster best known as the author of the first Lithuanian opera Birutė (1906). He was an elder
Mikas_Petrauskas
Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest
a Lithuanian peasant family active in book smuggling, he studied at the Marijampolė Gymnasium and Sejny Priest Seminary and was active in Lithuanian cultural
Pranciškus_Būčys
2019 book
suppress and assimilate the Lithuanians. The book is based on actual book smugglers, who attempted to preserve the Lithuanian language by evading the Russian
Words_on_Fire
Lithuanian ethnographic region in former Prussia
19th-century Lithuanian press ban, most of the Lithuanian books printed using the Latin alphabet were published in Lithuania Minor. The term "Lithuania Minor"
Lithuania_Minor
Lithuanian activist
sometimes sheltered Lithuanian book smugglers who carried illegal Lithuanian publications to the Russian Empire in violation of the Lithuanian press ban. He
Pranas_Mašiotas
Name list
Lithuanian poet, mathematician and catholic bishop Antanas Baskas (born 1936), Lithuanian politician Antanas Bataitis (1854–1932), Lithuanian book smuggler
Antanas
1895 play by Keturakis
Lithuanian physician living in Palanga and an active Lithuanian book smuggler, suggested to Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė to stage a public Lithuanian theater
America_in_the_Bathhouse
Lithuanian teacher and linguist (1815–1886)
Juška (Polish: Jan Juszkiewicz; 1815–1886) was a Lithuanian teacher and linguist. He studied the Lithuanian language and worked on publishing works by his
Jonas_Juška
Lithuanian architect
junior officers. Upon return to Lithuania, he joined the newly established Lithuanian Army and fought in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence. He was taken
Vytautas Landsbergis-Žemkalnis
Vytautas_Landsbergis-Žemkalnis
Lithuanian politician (1862–1932)
matters. The family continued to support the Lithuanian National Revival by supporting Lithuanian book smugglers and by secretly educating peasant children
Stanisław_Narutowicz
of the Grand Duchy's documents, the Lithuanian Metrica, the Lithuanian Chronicles and the Statutes of Lithuania, were all written in that language. German
History_of_Lithuania
Town in Utena County, Lithuania
from Utena Orthodox church Lithuanian book smuggler Juozas Baranauskas house "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017
Užpaliai
people. The Lithuanian list of honorees includes 924 men and women as of January 1, 2024[update]. The Lithuanian list includes not only Lithuanians, but also
List of Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations
List_of_Lithuanian_Righteous_Among_the_Nations
Lithuanian book smuggler. Her parents promoted Lithuanian culture and music. Priest Adolfas Sabaliauskas [lt] recorded several examples of Lithuanian
Stefanija_Ladigienė
Lithuanian literature (Lithuanian: lietuvių literatūra) concerns the art of written works created by Lithuanians throughout their history. A wealth of
Lithuanian_literature
Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
The forbidden, illegal Lithuanian press and books were secretly transferred across the German-Russian border by the book smugglers (knygnešiai). Povilas
Puńsk
Centre-left political party in Lithuania
Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija, LSDP) is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. Founded as
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania
Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania
The Vytautas the Great War Museum (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo karo muziejus) is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was built in Art Deco and early functionalism
Vytautas_the_Great_War_Museum
Lithuanian-American physician and numismatist (1893–1965)
and collecting funds for various Lithuanian causes. Račkus also collected information on Lithuanian book smugglers which was published in 1928–1930.
Aleksandras_Račkus
Lithuanian politician (1880–1935)
1901, he was expelled for storing illegal Lithuanian press and belonging to yet another Lithuanian book smuggling society, Kūdikis. A secret police search
Vincas_Mickevičius-Kapsukas
1940s resistance organisation in Vilna
exist independently under Lithuanian supervision, and then finally absorbed by the Soviet-sponsored Institute of Lithuanian Studies in June 1940. Despite
Paper_Brigade
Lithuanian historian and writer (1793–1864)
1793 – 6 December 1864) was a Lithuanian/Samogitian historian, writer, and ethnographer. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian National Revival, he is credited
Simonas_Daukantas
Catholic seminary in Lithuania
Kaunas Priest Seminary (Lithuanian: Kauno kunigų seminarija) is the largest seminary in Lithuania serving the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas. It
Kaunas_Priest_Seminary
Lithuanian politician (1866–1950)
(1884–1972) were book smugglers during the Lithuanian press ban. Ona's nephew Vytautas Bacevičius-Vygandas was an officer in the Lithuanian Liberty Army,
Kazys_Grinius
City in Lithuania
of Lithuanian press ban, the banned press was spread by A. Kairys, P. Milašauskas, S. Rupšys and other book smugglers. In 1899, a secret Lithuanian language
Kuršėnai
Day of the year
Julian of Antioch March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania) Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia) Saint Urho's
March_16
Town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Knights, and thus was located within the Polish–Lithuanian union, later elevated to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was granted town rights by Albert
Sovetsk,_Kaliningrad_Oblast
Town in Utena County, Lithuania
was completed in 1790. Augustinas Janutėnas, the book smuggler. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017. v t e
Mielagėnai
Lithuanian playwright (1852–1916)
Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis (1852–1916) was a Lithuanian playwright and activists of the early Lithuanian amateur theater. Born to an old noble family
Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis
Gabrielius_Landsbergis-Žemkalnis
Lithuanian-language newspaper
into Lithuania by the knygnešiai (book smugglers). Varpas, with circulation of about 500 to 1,000 copies, played a pivotal role in the Lithuanian National
Varpas
Lithuanian astronomer (1879–1959)
helped publishers to transport Lithuanian books to Russian-controlled Lithuania, as part of a larger Lithuanian book smuggler movement. Kodatis's house in
Bernardas_Kodatis
Lithuanian politician (1888–1926)
1888 – 31 July 1926) was a Lithuanian activist and one of the twenty signatories to the Act of Independence of Lithuania. He studied law at the University
Jokūbas_Šernas
Lithuanian newspaper
national Lithuanian newspaper. The first issue was published in 1883 in Ragnit, East Prussia, Germany (the newspaper credited it as Lithuanian: Ragainė)
Aušra
Historic German city, now Kaliningrad, Russia
included Jonas Šulcas, the author of the first book of fiction in Lithuanian (1706). There was a Lithuanian section at the local ethnographic museum in the
Königsberg
Lithuanian ethnographic region
its Lithuanian name Žemaitija (Samogitian: Žemaitėjė; see below for alternative and historical names) is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and
Samogitia
Agricultural cooperative in Lithuania
Žagrė Society (transl. sokha or ard; Lithuanian: Kooperatinė žemės ūkio draugija Žagrė) was a Lithuanian agricultural cooperative based in Marijampolė
Žagrė_Society
Lithuanian partisan military unit type
A Territorial Unit (Lithuanian: Rinktinė) was a type of Lithuanian partisan military unit that existed from the end of 1944 to 1954, who fought against
Territorial_Unit_(Lithuania)
Lithuanian engineer
(26 April 1933 – 25 February 2018) was a Lithuanian mechanical engineer, inventor, founder of the Lithuanian Academy of Applied Sciences, and the minister
Vilius_Židonis
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