LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lietuva; Britų-amerikiečių istoriografija; Lietuvos nacionaliniai judėjimai. Keywords: Lithuania; British-American historiography; Lithuanian national; Movements.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Nacionaliniai judėjimai; Nepriklausomybė; Politinis elitas; Istoriografija; 20 amžius; National movements; Historiography; Political elite; Independence; 20th century.
ENThis article explores the parallels between the Lithuanian movements for national independence in 1917-1920 and 1988-1991 as analyzed in the Anglo-American historiography of the first half of the 1990s. Such scholars as A. Lieven and other authors characterize some main similarities and differences between those movements. These scholars emphasize the ambiguity of the Soviet experience, as well as the internal conflicts within the Lithuanian political elite and demonstrate the productivity of the comparative approach. [From the publication]