Sovetskaya Litva

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Sovetskaya Litva (literally: Soviet Lithuania;

restoration of Lithuania's independence in 1990, the newspaper became an independent daily under the name Echo Litvy (literally: Echo of Lithuania; Russian: Эхо Литвы). Its circulation was 79,000 copies in 1981, 26,000 copies in 1993, and 12,000 copies in 1997.[1] It discontinued publication in 2001 due to financial difficulties.[2]

History

On 10 July 1940, less than a month after the

Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR.[1]

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.

January Events) and Russian specialists who could operate the press arrived in February, the newspapers were printed in Vilnius.[3] The circulation was 15,800 copies in Russian and 22,000 in Lithuanian in 1990, and 40,000 in Russian and 17,600 in Lithuanian in 1991.[7] In total, 131 issues appeared in Russian and 103 in Lithuanian.[7]

Echo Litvy was

privatized and became an independent publication. However, it retained its dry tone of an official newspaper and displayed nostalgic tendencies for the Soviet past.[2] It suffered from shrinking readership and financial difficulties and failed to find a wealthy Russian sponsor. During its last year, the circulation was 2,000 copies and 46% of it remained unsold.[2] It discontinued publication on 1 March 2001.[8] The bankruptcy proceedings were started on 12 September 2001 and the company was officially liquidated in May 2003.[9]

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

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  2. ^
    Delfi.lt
    . Retrieved 2016-10-29.
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    ISSN 0135-1346
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  4. ISSN 1648-9896
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  5. ^ Žeimantas, Vytautas (2012-03-07). ""Lietuvos aidui" - 95 metai!" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Journalists' Union. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  6. ^ 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.
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    ISBN 9986-776-62-7
    .
  8. ^ Baltic News Service (2001-03-01). "Pristigęs lėšų, penktadienį nebeišeis "Echo Litvy"" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  9. ^ "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.
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