Lietuvių istorikų politikų valstybingumo samprata (1907-1918 m.)
The Concept of Statehood by Lithuanian Historians-Politicians (1907-1918)

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with Lithuania's statehood in terms of hovv it vvas vievved by certain historians-politicians at the beginning of the 20th century, namely by P. Klimas, A. Voldemaras, J. Purickas, J. Šliūpas, and others. The analysis itself is based on the articles of the above mentioned historians-politicians as vvell as other historical studies, and it concentrates on the follovving issues: Lithuania's autonomy, its federation with Poland, the Lithuanian-Latvian statė, the Lithuanian-Belarus statė, a constitutional monarchy, and an independent nation statė. The ideas of Lithuanian historians-politicians on these questions are compared to the ones held by the most eminent European researchers of nationalism. The author of the article claims that nationalism, asoneof theforms of national ideology, sought for the best vvays to ensure a nation's existence and overcome disagreements among nations. P. Klimas distinguished tvvo types of nationalism: conquering nationalism (aggressive, chauvinist) as displayed in the Balkan VVars by the Ottoman Empire and liberating nationalism, striving for either national autonomy or independence as in the case of the nations of the Balkan peninsula. P.Klimas assigned the national movements of Lithuanians, Latvians, Byelorussians and Georgians to the second type, i.e. liberating nationalism.

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