Explaining Lithuania's 2 Independence Days (& Did Independence Cause The USSR Collapse?)
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Lithuania is one of the few countries that observe more than one independence day. According to an article by the Chicago Tribune, Slovakia, Belarus, Latvia, and a few other countries observe more than one national day celebrating independence. Those two days are February 16th and March 11th. This video will explain those two days.
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Nice! I just thought about it... Imagine being born in Lithuania in 1916 and dying 100 years later or something. That would mean that you would be born into the Russian Empire, later live in Lithuania, then live in the Soviet Union, then in Germany, then in the Soviet Union again and then live in Lithuania again WITHOUT MOVING AN INCH! Crazy if you think about it.
My grandad was born in Lithuania (that was occupied shortly after and he did not remember it), he fought in WW2 on both sides (because he had no choice except to die if he does not comply). But when he tells stories about his 20s and 30s he always says, that he was and still is Lithuanian. He never thought of himself as "Russian", "German" or anything else but Lithuanian. For more than 60 years he lived in anything but Lithuania (and now for 30+ years he lives in Lithuania), however he still is the most patriotic man I know. It is crazy when I think about it. I was born in independent Lithuania and never knew anything else...
"Baltic Way" is probably one of the most insane thing Our Country have done. All those years of resistance, and finishing off with "Baltic Way" and January 13, makes me proud to be Lithuanians
Good for you
Nice video! And great pronunciation of "nepriklausomybė" :) Just in case you missed it, in the video the word is written in the accusative form "nepriklausomybę", so that pronunciation is a little bit different, but that's not a big deal at all. I hope you're enjoying learning more and more of the language 😊
edit: changed genitive (kilmininkas) to accusative (galininkas)
It was actually written in accusative. I assume the English meaning was in nominative, so his pronunciation was correct, it just should've been written with an 'ė'
Beat me to it>:(
Could've sounded so smart...
@@lunarmothcat that's true, my bad! Genitive would've been "nepriklausomybe" without ė
@@drixcel2741 No, genitive would've been "nepriklausomybės" 😄 The one you wrote is instrumental
@@lunarmothcat Really hard word in general, but ironically, I have easily remembered that word thanks to lažybos-lažybos-lažybos commercials. I watched them intentionally, since repeating a certain word can grant you its easy rememberance.
I lived the 11th of March 1990 in Vilnius and had been at the Parlament building when they proclaimed the Independence restored. I hope Lithuania stays safely independent forever this time.
I hope so too
We FEST! Great video and a tough question. Jokes aside we celebrate both quietly without much fanfare. We lost our people on Jan13. Its bittersweet. On one hand im happy we can enjoy what we have. And so we should. On the other... it wasnt cheap. This is a good video. Thank you.
Indeed we should. When you compare this country to many others it isn't so bad. :)
great video as always!
Please make video about knygnešiai - the book smugglers.
We had some real resistance back then and we even have a statue for book smuggler. Do you know more countries that has statues for smugglers? :)
And it's on March 16th so there is some time to prepare for topic.
Knygnešiai? Tai įdomus žodis, aš lengvai supratau, nes šiš žodis atrodo kaip čekas žodis "knihonosič".
at 1:30 you mention that we have been occupied by Russia since 1940, which is technically not completely correct. In June and July 1941, following the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Germans occupied Lithuania. Also the spelling is nepriklausomybė, the word ends with an ę if the declension of the word is Galininkas, you should be using Vardininkas in this situation because that is the default declension for words in Lithuanian. Btw great idea to start using your lithuanian in the videos - you'll get better at the language and viewers will support you stronger for learning their national language. Sėkmės!
Thank you! I did not know about this knowledge.
long live Lithuania
I just enjoy the two Independence days and go for a family downtown walk with our tricolor flag.
It was a super good thing that when we did the "Baltic way" we fought in a a peacefull way.Who said the only way to fight is with blood?
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Please allow me to ask: Those European countries that only experienced a Nazi occupation usually observe an "occupation day" and a "liberation day". But instead of the latter, the Baltic countries opt for "restoration" or "re-independence" or the like. I realise, of course, that the Soviet occupation lasted 8-10 times longer and had much more long-term consequences, and that therefore it might feel as if the countries "re-emerged". But today's Russia does not recognise the illegality of the occupation and therefore does not view the present Baltic countries as the same legal entities as those of the interwar period. Would it be a better option for these countries to speak of "liberation" and thus stress their continuity and the illegality of the occupation? Any thoughts?
Countries were liberated from the Nazis by one of the allied armies. No country kicked the Nazis out by guerilla effort alone. That's why it's called "liberation".
Lithuania was not liberated by any outside force. It just rose and restored its independence on its own. That's why it's called "restoration of independence".
@@Everlaughing Yes, I suppose that if liberation implies that someone else did it, then it makes sense of course. There are examples, though, of countries commemorating a self-negotiated withdrawal of foreign troops as a liberation (Afghanistan, Malta, Syria...)
Actually, we never use the term 're-independence' 😀. 'Restoration' and 'reestablishment' are commonly used but the meaning of these terms is virtually the same. We don't feel we need to ask Russia which term they might prefer as not everything in this world revolves around Russia 😀
@@giedrestankeviciene34 I know that that term is not official. I have seen it but probably in less serious contexts.
I don't think that I imply anywhere that Russia should be asked for permission for anything. If something I write can be interpreted that way, please let me know what it is.
@@troelspeterroland6998 Oh no no, don't worry, please. You didn't make that kind of implication. You certainly made a valid point about Russia having to recognise the occupation as such but unfortunately, Russia hasn't processed their history on a deeper level and hasn't lost an archaic mindset of 'might is right'. They are so far away from respecting international law and the peaceful coexistence of countries that there's an enormous amount of work to be done before we can even start discussing terms constructively.
Island was the first to recognise Lithuania independence! Not Moldova.
Lithuanians celebrate independence!❤
md.mfa.lt/md/en/news/lithuania-thanks-moldova-for-the-recognition-of-the-indepedence-twenty-years-ago
Moldova was the first in the Soviet union, the first country to recognize us was Iceland.