Historical place archive

Lithuania in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Lithuania in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records6 event labels4 people1654–1993

Historical events in Lithuania

1654

1654
Invasion of Lithuania
Alexis I Mikhaylovich · Russo-Polish War

Leads a large army into Lithuania

September 1654
Capture of Lithuania
Alexis I Mikhaylovich · Russo-Polish War

Advances into Lithuania after Russian successes

1655

1655
Claim to Lithuania
Alexis I Mikhaylovich · Russo-Polish War

Claims authority in Lithuania during Russian advances against the Commonwealth

1939

10 October 1939
Capture of Lithuania
Joseph Stalin · World War, 2nd

Forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with Moscow

1989

November 1989
Independence of Lithuania
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Government of Russia

1st national movement, Sajudis, is formed in Lithuania

November 1989
Independence of Russia
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Government of Russia

1st national movement, Sajudis, is formed in Lithuania

1990

11 March 1990
Independence of Lithuania
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Government of Russia

Lithuania becomes the 1st republic to declare independence

11 March 1990
Independence of Russia
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Government of Russia

Lithuania becomes the 1st republic to declare independence

1993

31 August 1993
Russian Troops Leave Lithuania
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin · Government of Russia

The last Russian troops withdraw from Lithuania during Yeltsin's presidency.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Russia and Lithuania. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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