Lithuania Transforms the West - (Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society) by Darius Furmonavicius (Paperback)

About the Book

This book analyzes security developments in Lithuania since 1988, from liberation of Soviet occupation, the USSR's collapse, to its integration into NATO.

Book Synopsis

This book analyzes security developments in Lithuania since 1988, a period marked by liberation from nearly fifty years of Soviet occupation, the collapse of the USSR, and the integration of the country into NATO. Furmonavicius focuses on how Lithuania achieved liberation and how the country's integration into the European and Transatlantic security framework has influenced both its own and transatlantic security development.

Review Quotes

Darius Furmonavicius reminds us of the crucial role played by Lithuania in liberating itself from Soviet occupation. He also highlights the strategic importance of the Baltic States for European security and stability. Darius Furmonavicius uses unique sources, including documents from the private collection of US Secretary of State James Baker, interviews with President Vytautas Landsbergis and Foreign Ministers of Lithuania Juozas Urbsys and Algirdas Saudargas.--Patrick Salmon, Chief Historian, Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office, UK

Darius Furmonavicius reveals the enduring importance of this strategic region, strikingly relevant to our own unsettled times.--Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Professor of History, University of Tennessee

Darius Furmonavicius' book offers an extremely useful and essentially pioneering interpretation of Lithuania's recovery of its national being and the enormous progress this small country has made in just over a decade since the nation regained its freedom--Anthony Packer (1940-2014), former Honorary Counsellor of Lithuania in Cardiff, UK

Furmonavicius provides a broad outline of Lithuanian history.--Ignas K. Skrupskelis, Professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina

About the Author

Dr. Darius Furmonavicius studied International Relations and European History in Nottingham and Bradford. He was a Bernadotte E. Schmidt Fellow of the American Historical Association, Book Review Editor of Lituanus (USA), and member of the editorial board of Istorija (Lithuania). Dr Darius Furmonavicius is an associate member of Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs). He is the author of Lithuania Rejoins Europe (Lithuanian Research Centre 2015). His papers have been published by, among other outlets, Lituanus, International Affairs, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Draugas, Europos Lietuvis, Lietuvos Aidas, Britanijos Lietuvis.