... To some people drugs or virtual reality is much more real than what we perceive as "real world." Have you seen the Matrix? In any case, our virtual...
Belarussian nationalism and particularism is just as much at odds with the pluralistic traditions of the real Grand Duchy, as those of the linguistic...
David, pleaaaase, don't start it all over again. I am sure most of the subscribers are aware of the fact ath gDL was a multi-ethnic state. It's just I am tired...
... Since somebody sent these messages to me, I guess that I should comment. I think that the website showed some real differences in how Eastern European ...
Mike Davidchik
davidchik@...
Jan 13, 2003 8:43 pm
696
Mike, ... to ... As far as I remember from our earlier discussions, you are often mixing everything you have read and ascribing wrong labels to your oponents....
... Tomas, it would've come out much more honest, if you'd written "I only respect (and fight for) history of one particular little area of Lithuania, the...
Hello, Rydel, ... This "little area" was Lithuania Proper during the whole period of existence of the GDL. The rest of the GDL in a wide sense were the...
Rydel, ... All I say about historical meaning of the word "Lithuanian", are elementary facts, recognised in the whole world, testified hundreds and thousands...
Well, if you are contending that the grand dukes made all the decisions, then the Ruthenians certainly had their say, since so many Lithuanian princes married...
Please, try to stay factual, avoid ad hominem attacks and flame (I am refering to your statements regarding my "tales" and my "children"), otherwise moderators...
Hello David, I remember your noble attitude to the peasants, but perhaps you remember my earlier info that nobility formed greater part in the Lithuanian...
... Yea. Let's look at the names. Tell us, please, on how many documents of that time does it say "VytautAS" and how many "Vitovt"? No tales, please. Give us...
Rydel, ... It is very difficult to talk about facts, when you are ignoring all of them and speaking only in bare statements. So follow your requirement...
... Rydel, Lithuanian endings of nominative case (-as, -is, -ys) are just a matter of grammar. Search archives of this group - we have talked about that ...
The Ruthenians were in great numerical majority in the Grand Duchy. There was obviously considerable intermarriage in all ranks of society. The patronymic or...
David, ... Nobody denies that. ... And that is truth. ... Here you are talking about a later period, when the surnames were forming (I am researching Medieval...
on 1/20/2003 1:57 PM, Tomas Baranauskas at baranauskas@... wrote: David, ... Nobody denies that. ... And that is truth. ... Ruthenian. Why, the _baran_...
Mike Davidchik
davidchik@...
Jan 21, 2003 12:00 am
710
Although some Lithuanian surnames were only created in the 17th, or even the 18th century, others can be dated to the late 14th/early 15th century period. ...
... They wouldn't even care to trace Kastus Kalinouski's remains, although historians had concluded that it must be in Vilnia, in that tower. Nobody bothered...
... What interesting people these Belarusian nationalists are - one part of them say that we are appropriating "their" Kalinowski, the other part in the same ...
And what is it that we really think? Mr. Baranauskas does not say. ... From: Tomas Baranauskas To: litvania@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003...
... Nothing special - Kalinowski was one of the leaders of the uprising of 1863, was publishing the first Belarusian newspaper "Muzhyckaya Prauda" ("The...
Actually, I personally hate when people diefy Kalinouski's actions. I hate the fact that he was so "socialist", so much against the szlachta, btw, that's why...
I forget to check my mail for a week or two and I miss a civil flame war on issues of concern to no one for about 200 years now <yawn>. I did note that the...
Hello, new Forum of Lithuanian History was just opened. That is a webforum on Vestris.com. Please visit it and feel free to post any comments, opinions, ...
From the inaugural ceremony at the Daukantas Square. Address to the nation by H. E. Mr. Rolandas Paksas, President of the Republic of Lithuania 2003.02.26 ...
URL: http://www.svaboda.org/news/articles/2003/10/20031020141806.asp * Na jakoj movie razmaulali Mindouh dy inszyja naszy Vialikija kniazi? * What languages...
Is this sort of thing constructive? Considering the fact that the current Lithuanian Republic and the current Belarussian Republic were one country for half a...
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