History of Lithuania (book)

History of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos istorija) or Academic History of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Akademinė Lietuvos istorija) is a thirteen-volume series of books dedicated to the history of Lithuania. Its first volume was published in 2005, and its last volume is scheduled for publication in 2011. After its completion it will be the largest and the most comprehensive academic publication covering Lithuania’s history ever released. As of 2011 five volumes had been released.

After Lithuania regained its independence from the Soviet union in 1990, a number of academic works were published by prominent historians of the state’s history. These included Edvardas Gudavičius‘ "Lietuvos istorija. Nuo seniausių laikų iki 1569 metų" (English: History of Lithuania. From ancient times to the year 1569) in 1999; Zigmantas Kiaupa's "Lietuvos valstybės istorija" (English: History of the State of Lithuania) in 2004; and Alfredas Bumblauskas’ "Senosios Lietuvos istorija 1009–1795" (English: The Early History of Lithuania from 1009-1795) in 2005. However, the majority of these were dedicated to specific time frames and did not cover the entire period from prehistory to the modern era. The first proposal to issue a complete history may be credited to professor Antanas Tyla. The suggestion was reinforced by academic Vytautas Merkys. The opportunity to issue a fundamental and comprehensive academic work arose in 2000, when a programme sponsored by the Lithuanian Institute of History, coordinated by prof. habil. dr. Jūratė Kiaupienė, was approved.

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