Title Palangos etapas dr. Jono Šliūpo veikloje ir gyvenime /
Translation of Title The period of Palanga in the activity and life of Dr. Jonas Šliūpas.
Authors Sireika, Jonas
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Is Part of Acta humanitarica universitatis Saulensis.. Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla. 2011, t. 12, p. 44-54.. ISSN 1822-7309
Keywords [eng] Jonas Šliūpas ; Palanga ; municipality ; burgomaster ; public activity ; threethinking
Abstract [eng] An activity of famous public activist dr. J. Šliūpas when he lived in Palanga is analysed in the article. The aim of the article is to try to determine true dates of Šliūpa’s guidance of Palanga municioipality council and what Šliūpas did as burgomaster of Palanga, what are he’s merits as burgomaster. It is demosnstrated on the base of documents of Lithuanian central state archyve that Šliūpas was twice elected by Palanga town council the burgomister of the town. As legal burgomaster of Palanga town he worked from 1933 to 1935 and also in 1938-1939. J. Šliūpas became the burgomaster of Palanga in 1941 when nazie’s occupation started. He became the burgomaster again because of will of active inhabitants of Palanga. This time Šliūpas was burgomaster of Palanga shortly. He was removed from place because of support of discrimination of Jews. Activity of Šliūpas as public activist and writer is analysed as well. Living in Palanga J. Šliūpas had more leisure time. He spent leisure time for writing of books and translation from foreign languages to Lithuanian language. All time J. Šliūpas was interested in political situation in Lithuania, followed political life of the country. Trying to initiate democratic changes Šliūpas has written several letters and memorandums to Lithuanian Authorities. The letter of Šliūpas to Lithuanian Government led by J. Černius written in 06 04 1939 was very important. In this letter J. Šliūpas comprehensively characterized political situation in Lithuania, evaluated policy of the Government, internal and foreign challenges on the eve of second World War. J. Šliūpas had proposed a broad programme of democratization of Lithuania and a programme of life- giving of economy. J. Šliūpas proposed to restore democracy, to abolish censorship and liberties of priests, to reorganize Lithuanian army, to dismiss Union of tautininkai (nationalists). [...].
Published Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2011