Augustinas Voldemaras i stosunki radziecko-litewskie w latach 1926–1929
Augustinas Voldemaras and Soviet-Lithuanian Relations between 1926 and 1929
Author(s): Aleksandr I. RupasowSubject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Augustinas Voldemaras; Antanas Smetona; Lithuanian-Soviet relations; Polish- -Lithuanian relations; Lithuanian foreign policy; USSR foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the nuances of the changes in Soviet-Lithuanian relations after the coup in Lithuania in December 1926. The coming to power of the leaders of the Union of Lith- uanian Nationalists (Tautininkas) initially resulted in a situation of uncertainty in bilateral relations. Moscow was very concerned about Augustinas Valdemaras’ attempt to exacerbate the Polish-Soviet conflict to settle the Vilnius problem in Lithuania’s favour. The Soviets feared that Voldemaras could provoke an armed conflict with Poland and that the Soviet Union would inevitably be drawn into this battle.
Journal: Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 57/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 62-76
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish