While this day was officially proclaimed on February 16. 1918. an independent Lithuanian state can be traced back to the 11th century A.D. Lithuanian language. culture. and religion withstood the oppression of czarist Russia where the prohibition of the Lithuanian press prevailed for 40 years. When the first Lithuanian immigrants arrived in the United States in 1861. they took little time to establish societies. clubs. parishes. and newspapers in order to maintain their cultural life and language in their new home. One of the first Lithuanian language newspapers was Lietuviszkasis Balsas. the Lithuanian Voice. published in 1874. And again today in the Soviet Union. despite widespread antireligious propaganda and attacks on the clergy.
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