World War I and the Renewal of the Statehood of Historical Lithuania (Lithuania and Belarus) in the Thought of Michal Romer Cover Image

Першая сусветная вайна і адбудова дзяржаўнасці гістарычнай Літвы (Літвы і Беларусі) у канцэпцыі Міхала Ромэра
World War I and the Renewal of the Statehood of Historical Lithuania (Lithuania and Belarus) in the Thought of Michal Romer

Author(s): Rimantas Miknys
Subject(s): History of ideas, Political history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Палітычная сфера
Keywords: Ethnographic Lithuania; Belarus; Federation of Poland and Historical Lithuania; Statehood of Historical Lithuanian;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the history of Lithuanian statehood as envisioned by the lawyer, politician and activist of Lithuanian and Polish culture Michal Romer. The author analyses his concept's ideas, political circumstances and the main reasons why it failed. Although Romer urged activists from the National Central Committees in Warsaw and Cracow to put the issue of Historical Lithuania, important for Polish independence and regional geopolitical stability, on the political agenda in Poland, Polish politicians interpreted his plans as a “political intrigue”.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 94-105
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Belarusian