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category Šiauliai of the 18th Century in the Vortex of the Great City Reforms
category Šiauliai of the 18th Century in the Vortex of the Great City Reforms
The City in the Times of Antanas Tyzenhauzas’s Administration
Not all coercive reforms bring merely bad consequences and offer no beneficial innovations that the country was lacking until then. Also, not all tyrants can only be narcissists thirsty for power with no innovative and progressive thin... Read more
23
Jan
2018
The Origins of the Jewish Community Development in the City
Initially, the city that has always been known as standing in the localities exclusively inhabited by Lithuanians, reluctantly let in the representatives of other peoples. The city let in the first Jewish merchants, who decided to sett... Read more
23
Jan
2018
Šiauliai Becomes the City with Full Rights
In 1791-1795, the inhabitants of Šiauliai city became important in solving the issue of the city’s self-governance. As the centre of economy and rural district, in which all major state institutions were concentrated, the city state... Read more
23
Jan
2018