Žurnalas „LOGOS“ tarpukario Lietuvoje: istorija, autoriai
„LOGOS“ in the Interwar Lithuania: History, Authors

Summary/Abstract: The philosophical journal “Logos” was published in the interwar Lithuania from 1921 to 1938. During this period, a total of 33 issues were published. For more than thirty authors, this journal gave the stage to speak publicly on philosophical and various other questions. Initially, the journal was published as a private initiative. Later it became a publication of the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Lithuania. To write this article, the protocols of two hundred and fifty Faculty Council meetings had to be reviewed. This material revealed the main challenges faced by Pranas Dovydaitis, the chief editor of the journal. Also, the chosen object of the research was the correspondence of the chief editor with the head of Kaunas city and county, letters from the Ministry of Education to the President of Vytautas Magnus University, provisions of the Press Law of the Republic of Lithuania. The article reveals the history of the journal. It reminds us of the lives and fate of its authors. In addition, the article laconically discusses the topics covered in the journal. The article is mainly based on the documents and literature found in the Lithuanian Central State Archives, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.

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