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WWW-VL HISTORY: LITHUANIA

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Research Tools

Geography
- Maps
  - Map Page of Lithuania
  - Relief Map [387K]
  - Political 1998
  - Lithuania [enlish. clickable map of districts and towns]
  - Baltic Lands 1000-1809
  - 1579 Lithuania
  - Russian Empire on the Baltic 1882 [135K]
- Gazetteers
  - Location of Cities and Towns
- World Heritage Sites
  - Vilnius Historic Centre
Language
Reference
- Country Study: Lithuania
- Countries of the World: Lithuania
- World Factbook 2001 [click on "lithuania"]
- Lthuania. A Country Study
- United States Department of State Background Notes [January, 1998]
- Important Facts in Lithuanian History
Bibliography
- Bibliographies, including Internet Gateways
  - Lithuanian Academic and Research Network,LitNet [Some materials in English]
  - Lithuanian Home Page [in English]
  - Lietuvos Istorijos Puslapis
  - Lithuanian Internet Servers
  - Link Collection, by Linas Ramunas
    - Laiškų paieška Deja News serveryje [click under this heading for postings on Lithuanian History from Deja News discussion forums]
- Archives
  - "Contacting The Archives (Lietuvos Archyvu Departmentas) In Vilnius, Lithuania". by Tegan Gillette
  - Archive of Kaunas County Public Library
- Libraries
  - National Library of Lithuania
  - LIBIS: The Lithuanian Integrated Library Information System. Union Catalogue
  - Lietuvs Mokslo Akademijos Biblioteka [Library of the Academy of Sciences. Lithuanian and English]
  - Kaunas County Public Library
  - The Library of The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences [Lithuanian and English]
  - Vilniaus universiteto biblioteka [in Lithuanian and English]
  - Vytautas Magnus University Library [Lithuanian and English]
  - Klaipėda University Library [Lithuanian only]
- Electronic Texts
  - Straipsniai, referatai ir kiti tekstai [a large collection of Lithuanian texts]
  - Lithuanian Constitution and Major Documents
  - Lithuanian Tales [Lithuanian and English]
  - Lithuanian Classic Literature Anthology [from Vilnius University. part of UNESCO's "Publica" series]
  - Lithuanian Poetry [fron Vilnius University]
- Images
  - A Photo Gallery, by Linas Ramunas
  - Vilnius in Old Photographs [from Vilnius University. English and Lithuanian]
- Journals
  - WWW-VL The History Journals Guide
Organizations
- Research Centers
  - Geografijos Institutas [Institute of Geography. Lithuanian and English]
  - Institute of Culture and Arts
  - Kulturos Ir Meno Instituto [Insitute of Culture and Arts. Lithuanian only]
  - Liutuvo Kalbos Institutos
  - Lieutuviu Literaturos ir Tautosakos Instituta [Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. Lithuanian only]
  - Liutuvos Filisofijos it Sociologijos Institutas [Institute of Philosophy and Sociology. Lithuanian and English]
- Universities
  - Klaipeda University
  - Vytautas Magnus University [Lithuanian and English]
  - Vilnius University [Lithuanian and English]
- Museums
  - Major Museums of Lithuania
  - Other Museums
  - National Museum of Lithuania [Lithuanian and English]
  - Lithuanian Sea Museum
Demography, Biography and Genealogy
- Demography
  - Lietuvos totoriai
  - Lithuanian Tatars [English version of Lietuvos totoriai]
- Biography
  - Collective Biography
  - Biographies of Individuals
    - Leonas Cerskus. Lietuvos kario atsiminimai
    - Marija Gimbutas
- Genealogy
- Instruction
- Timelines
  - Timeline 1009-1993
  - Rulers of Lithuania
  - Rulers of Lithuania Since 1700 [from World Statesmen]

History

General
- Brief History 1
- Brief History 2
- Brief History of Modern Lithuania, 1900-Present, by Linas Ramunas
- Ancient Times to World War I
- Lithuanian Roots. An Overview of Lithuanian Culture, edited by Rytis Ambrazevicius
- Liutuvos Istorijos Puslapis
- History of Lithuania from the Catholic Encylopedia [1913]
- Lithuanian Roots. An Overview of Lithuanian Traditional Culture
Ancient
- Archaeology
- Cosmology of the Ancient Balts
- Understanding [Ancient] Baltic Religion, by Audrius Dundzila
- Lithuanian Amber
Medieval
- Medieval Lithuania, by Tomas Baranauskas
- 13th Century
  - The Teutonic Knights
  - The Origins of the Grand Duchy of Litva (Lithuania)
  - Lietuvos Vienuolynai [in Lithuanian, Monasteries and Convents in Lithuania Multimedia knyga-Multimedia book]
- 15th Century
  - Publications of the Metrica of the Grand Dichy of Lithuania 15th-18th Centuries [publication]
- 16th Century
- 18th Century
  - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Constitution 3 May 1791
- 20th Century

Regions

Samogitia
The Diocese of Telsia [est.1926]

Topics

The Jews of Lithuania

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