Tragiški Lietuvos istorijos puslapiai, 1940-1953

LTŠioje knygoje, remiantis naujausiais šaltiniais ir tyrimais, apžvelgiama permaininga Lietuvos istorija 1918-1953 metais. Pirmoje dalyje fragmentiškai supažindinama su 1918 m. valstybingumą atgavusios Lietuvos kūrimu, laimėjimais įvairiausiose srityse ir patirtais sunkumais. Daugiausia vietos skiriama pasakojimui apie 1940-1941 m. sovietų, 1941-1944 m. nacių okupacijos ir komunistinio režimo viešpatavimo Lietuvoje 1944-1953 m. padarinius. Atskleidžiami okupantų taikyti fizinio ir dvasinio gyventojų naikinimo metodai, aprašomas ginkluotas ir neginkluotas Lietuvos žmonių pasipriešinimas, parodoma, kaip prasidėjo ir įsitvirtino visų gyvenimo sričių sovietizavimas.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Vilniaus kraštas; Antrasis pasaulinis karas, 1939-1945 (World War II); Okupacijos; Aneksija; Sovietizacija; Sovietinis teroras; Holokaustas; Masinės žudynės; Partizaninis pasipriešinimas; Lithuania; Vilnius region; Second World War; Occupations; Annexation; Sovietizm; Soviet terror; Holocaust; Mass massacre; Partisan resistance.

ENThis book covers the period of the deepest suffering and the greatest battle in the history of Lithuania, and as such is utterly unique. It tells the world about the period of history with which many Lithuanians have not yet fully come to terms. The first decades after the restoration of independent Lithuania saw Soviet reactionary tendencies take hold of the public sentiment. This sentiment found a channel of expression in Lithuanian history research through the dismissal of the suffering that the population of Lithuania had gone through and via the underestimation of the resistance effort. But the main expression for the Soviet reactionary sentiment was the attempt to depict some repressive and occupant structures in a positive light, even giving them a cosy romantic tint. Over the past decades, Vladas Terleckas has not only published numerous research works and shown his profound knowledge of Lithuanian history; he has first and foremost been a radical and brave opponent of reactionary sentiment. He has always countered conformance and lack of expertise with detailed research and open professional criticism. The style of Vladas Terleckas diverges markedly from the Lithuanian humanitarian tradition. The solid historical research in his texts is a synthesis of hard facts and smart arguments.

• Politikos mokslai / Political sciences
• Istorija / History