by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Empire
Russian forces have launched a major military attack on Ukraine, on the orders of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Tanks and troops have poured into Ukraine at points along its eastern, southern and northern borders, Ukraine says, and explosions have been heard... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Oct 5, 2018 | Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
We’ve all heard about Marxism, about the Russian Revolution, about Saint Petersburg. We also know all too well what the revolution ultimately led to: communism. But what was the basis for the USSR? Where did it actually come from? And when? Was it all because of that... by ciprian | Feb 16, 2018 | Lithuania, Programmatic Documents, Russian Empire
The outcome of the First World War created the preconditions for Lithuania, still suffering from German occupation, to reach the long-term goal of the nation: restore an independent state. In 1917, over 200 delegates convened for the Vilnius Conference and adopted a...