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== Getting started with Lithuania research == | == Getting started with Lithuania research == | ||
Lithuania existed as a state for more than five centuries until the Russian Empire absorbed it in 1795. Oriented toward the West, the Lithuanians fought tsarist repression for over a century, clinging firmly to their Roman Catholic faith, their language, and their cultural heritage. In 1918, after the Bolshevik revolution, Lithuania proclaimed its independence and the restoration of its statehood. The Soviet Union ended the brief period of independence when it occupied Lithuania in 1940 and retained its control after World War II. Lithuania proclaimed itself a free and independent state in 1991.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Liechtenstein,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1999.</ref> | Lithuania existed as a state for more than five centuries until the Russian Empire absorbed it in 1795. Oriented toward the West, the Lithuanians fought tsarist repression for over a century, clinging firmly to their Roman Catholic faith, their language, and their cultural heritage. In 1918, after the Bolshevik revolution, Lithuania proclaimed its independence and the restoration of its statehood. The Soviet Union ended the brief period of independence when it occupied Lithuania in 1940 and retained its control after World War II. Lithuania proclaimed itself a free and independent state again in 1991.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Liechtenstein,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1999.</ref> | ||
== Jurisdictions == | == Jurisdictions == | ||