Etninių mažumų grupių religinės organizacijos Lietuvoje: etninio ir religinio identiteto aspektai ir jų sąsajos

Frėjutė-Rakauskienė, Monika

doi:10.7220/2335-8777.11.2.2

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“…13 The official website of the Government of the Republic of Poland, under the heading 'Poles in Lithuania' , features the Places of National Remembrance in the main position. 14 The programmes to subsidise the activities of Poles in Lithuania are an example of the 'closure' for Poles in Lithuania in the perspective of the Polish history. The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Vilnius mentions areas of financing, which include 'organization of celebrations of important historical anniversaries, veterans anniversary celebrations' , 'purchase or preparation of publications commemorating the history of Poles abroad' , and 'care of the places of national remembrance' .…”

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The Role of the Kresy Discourse in Constructing the Contemporary Identity of Poles in Lithuania

Pilarczyk-Palaitis¹

2023

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The consequence of establishing new Polish state borders after the Second World War was the mass resettlement of citizens of the pre-war Second Polish Republic (II Rzeczpospolita) from the so-called Kresy – now newly established Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian republics of the Soviet Union – to the Polish People’s Republic (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa). The 240,000 Poles, who left the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the post-war resettlement, were only part of a group of over 1.4 million people resettled to ‘new Poland’. With extraordinary strength, they revived the 19th century myth of the Polish Kresy – one of the most important Polish national myths – which soon became an inseparable part of the Polish national discourse and the main element of Polish identity policy towards Poles who stayed in Kresy. This article is an attempt to answer the following question: What is the meaning of and role played by Kresy myth/discourse in constructing the identity of contemporary Poles living in South-eastern Lithuania – on the territory of these mythical Polish Kresy? The article is based on a series of interviews with Poles from Lithuania and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations operating for the Kresy, as well as an analysis of the content of these organisations websites with a project offer addressed to Poles in Lithuania.

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Social Integration of the Polish National Minority in Lithuania

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Lebedintseva

2023

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Introduction. This article aims to examine social integration of national minorities in Lithuania. The scientific novelty of this study represents identification of the main social mechanisms that influence the integration of national minorities. The author focuses on the integration of Polish minority due to their large number and active political position.Methodology and sources. Throughout the study, big attention was paid to the scientific articles and monographs of Lithuanian sociologists, thanks to which the term “social integration” in relation to the Lithuanian case, the identity of the Poles living in Lithuania, as well as the integration of national minorities into Lithuanian society through the education system were studied. Moreover, expert and narrative interviews with representatives of the Polish minority were conducted in order to better understand the situation.Results and discussion. Based on the data, the authors came to the conclusion that current legislation creates favorable conditions for the protection of the rights of national minorities, contributes to the preservation of their identity and development of culture. However, representatives of national minorities express the desire to have a separate law on national minorities that would clearly define and regulate their rights. Lithuanian language skills are seen as an important indicator evaluating integration of national minorities.Conclusion. The education system creates opportunities for national minorities to acquire necessary competencies and learn Lithuanian language. Communication contributes to the improvement of language skills. Good knowledge of Lithuanian language contributes to the expansion of the circle of contacts and integration into the Lithuanian social system.

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Etninių mažumų grupių religinės organizacijos Lietuvoje: etninio ir religinio identiteto aspektai ir jų sąsajos

Cited by 2 publications

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The Role of the Kresy Discourse in Constructing the Contemporary Identity of Poles in Lithuania

The Role of the Kresy Discourse in Constructing the Contemporary Identity of Poles in Lithuania

Social Integration of the Polish National Minority in Lithuania

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