The Memory and Legitimacy of the 1926 December Coup in Interwar Lithuania Cover Image

1926 m. gruodžio 17 d. perversmo atmintis ir legitimacija tarpukario Lietuvoje
The Memory and Legitimacy of the 1926 December Coup in Interwar Lithuania

Author(s): Kęstutis Kilinskas
Subject(s): Political history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Coup on 17 December 1926; Memory; Legitimacy; Commemorations; Celebrations;

Summary/Abstract: Memory and public discourse of the 1926 December coup are analyzed in this publication. Author reveals diference and contradiction between memory of participants of the coup and public discourse shaped by Lithuanian nationalist union, Lithuanian Christian democratic party and military.

  • Issue Year: 119/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 41-69
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Lithuanian