| Title |
Lietuvos Tarybos įgaliotinių Teresės Prapuolenytės ir Veronikos Janulaitytės Alseikienės paskyrimas ir veikla / |
| Translation of Title |
The Appointment and Activities of Teresė Prapuolenytė and Veronika Janulaitytė Alseikienė, Authorised Representatives of the Lithuanian Taryba. |
| Authors |
Grigaravičiūtė, Sandra |
| DOI |
10.15181/ahuk.v42i0.2295 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis: Women and War: Roles and Experiences in Lithuanian History = Moterys ir karas: vaidmenys ir patirtys Lietuvos istorijoje.. Klaipėda : Lithuanian-based Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology of Klaipėda University. 2021, vol. 42, p. 129-147.. ISSN 1392-4095. eISSN 2351-6526 |
| Keywords [eng] |
First World War ; Ober Ost ; Lithuanian Taryba (Council of Lithuania) ; Lithuanian representation abroad ; authorised representative |
| Abstract [eng] |
The Lithuanian Taryba (Council of Lithuania), which was formed in September 1917, was the first body to concern itself with the foreign representation of modern Lithuania. After the peace treaty was concluded in Brest-Litovsk between Germany and the Bolshevik Russian government, and after Lithuania’s independence was recognised by the Kaiser (both in March 1918), the Taryba took up caring for war refugees and other issues. This involved dealing with former territories of European Russia to the east of the Ober Ost area, part of which had been occupied by Germany in early 1918, while in another part the Bolsheviks and the White Russians were competing for power in the emerging Russian civil war. The Taryba appointed authorised representatives for these purposes. The article examines how the Lithuanian Taryba and the German military authorities in the Ober Ost perceived the concept of an authorised representative, and explores the appointment, the responsibilities and the activities of two representatives of the Taryba, Teresė Prapuolenytė and Veronika Janulaitytė Alseikienė. The author examines whether their social status and education played any role in granting these women the power to represent the Lithuanian Taryba abroad. Keywords: First World War; Ober Ost; Lithuanian Taryba (Council of Lithuania); Lithuanian representation abroad; authorised representative. |
| Published |
Klaipėda : Lithuanian-based Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology of Klaipėda University |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2021 |
| CC license |
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