Sovetskaya Litva
Sovetskaya Litva (literally: Soviet Lithuania;
History
On 10 July 1940, less than a month after the
On 23 February 1990, Sovetskaya Litva was separated from the Communist Party of Lithuania.[3] When Lithuania regained its independence in March 1990, Sovetskaya Litva was renamed to Echo Litvy on 15 March[3] and remained the official newspaper of the Lithuanian government until 1994. It represented the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas and the Government of Lithuania in 1990–92, and the Seimas and the Government in 1992–94.[1] As the official newspaper, Echo Litvy was obligated to publish adopted and proposed laws which hurt its popularity.[4] The new name Echo Litvy mirrored the Lithuanian-language Lietuvos aidas and there were aborted plans of merging the two dailies.[5] Echo Litvy was the cheapest newspaper in Lithuania.[6]
These changes were not accepted by pro-Soviet activists who in March 1990 – August 1991 published alternative pro-Moscow Sovetskaya Litva and Lithuanian-language Tarybų Lietuva.
Echo Litvy was
Editors
The newspaper editors were:[1]
- Vasilijus Dilmanas (1940–1941)
- Pavelas Gelbakas (1944–1945)
- A. Fedotovas (1945–1946)
- Aleksandras Anuškinas (1946–1953)
- Vasilijus Lucenka (1954–1955)
- Vasilijus Meščeriakovas (1955–1970)
- Vasilijus Jemeljanovas (1970–1998)
References
- ^ ISBN 9986-776-62-7.
- ^ Delfi.lt. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ ISSN 0135-1346.
- ISSN 1648-9896.
- ^ Žeimantas, Vytautas (2012-03-07). ""Lietuvos aidui" - 95 metai!" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Journalists' Union. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ Vitkus, Gediminas (November 1996). Lithuanian-Russian Relations in 1990-1995: A Study of Lithuanian Foreign Policy (PDF). Translated by Loreta Musanja. Forschungsschwerpunkt Konflikt- und Kooperationsstrukturen in Osteuropa. p. 37.
- ^ ISBN 9986-776-62-7.
- ^ Baltic News Service (2001-03-01). "Pristigęs lėšų, penktadienį nebeišeis "Echo Litvy"" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė "Echo Litvy"" (in Lithuanian). The Authority of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management Under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-10-28.