SPECIAL - February 16 - Vasario 16 program:
Partizaniskos ir Tremtiniu Dainos / Partisan and Songs while in exile.
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A selection of songs for this radio broadcast from this album
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Background - significance of the dates:
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After centuries of occupation, Lithuania re-established its independence on February 16, 1918.
After centuries of occupation, Lithuania re-established its independence on February 16, 1918.
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The first written mention of Lithuania is found in a medieval German manuscript, the Quedlinburg Chronicle, on 14 February 1009. - This is the 1,000Th anniversary of that date.
The first written mention of Lithuania is found in a medieval German manuscript, the Quedlinburg Chronicle, on 14 February 1009. - This is the 1,000Th anniversary of that date.
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However, Lithuanians precede that date by thousands of years with their presence along the Baltic shores and in Central Europe.
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At the conclusion of World War II Lithuania found itself once again occupied by a foreign oppressor.
Between 1944 and 1953 the Lithuanian Army went underground, as partisans, in an attempt to rid Lithuania of its foreign occupiers, the Soviet.
Between 1944 and 1953 the Lithuanian Army went underground, as partisans, in an attempt to rid Lithuania of its foreign occupiers, the Soviet.
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It wasn't until 1991 that Lithuania once again re-established Independence.
It wasn't until 1991 that Lithuania once again re-established Independence.
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Today's broadcast does several things.
It reminds us of the effort Lithuanians went through to achieve "Freedom" and the pain they went through. All for country and the preservation of their heritage.
Today's broadcast does several things.
It reminds us of the effort Lithuanians went through to achieve "Freedom" and the pain they went through. All for country and the preservation of their heritage.
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And, the important role of song, even under adverse conditions in the fight for freedom and while in exile in Siberia.
And, the important role of song, even under adverse conditions in the fight for freedom and while in exile in Siberia.
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Song lifted the soul and the spirit. Song reminded us who we are, The Lithuanians.
With song Lithuanians would always be free and then became free.
Song lifted the soul and the spirit. Song reminded us who we are, The Lithuanians.
With song Lithuanians would always be free and then became free.
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THE LITHUANIANS VOICE - RADIO BROADCAST
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