MAPS OF HISTORY · HISTORY OF · Lithuania
ONE LAND · 6 ATLASES
Lithuania, on the map of history
What was Lithuania before it was Lithuania? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History collection — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Pagan Lithuania · The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
| 1206 | Beyond the storm — the opening position |
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Lithuania · The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
| JUL 1789 | The conservative monarchies — the opening position |
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Lithuania · The Russian Revolution, 1905–1924
German-occupied through the World War, Lithuania declared independence in 1918 and defended it against Soviets, Poles and Germans at once. Its long quarrel with Poland over Vilnius dated from these years. Independent until 1940.
| JAN 1905 | The Tsarist empire — the opening position |
| MAR 1917 | Foreign powers & intervention |
| MAR 1918 | Breakaway national states |
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Lithuania (Russian Empire) · The Great War, 1914–1918
| JUL 1914 | The Entente & Allies — the opening position |
| NOV 1915 | Under Central Powers occupation |
| JUN 1919 | Neutral |
| DEC 1915 | Under Central Powers occupation |
| NOV 1918 | Neutral |
Lithuania · The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
| JUN 1940 | Soviet Union — the opening position |
| JUN 1940 | Soviet Union |
Lithuania · The Cold War, 1945–1991
| AUG 1945 | USSR & Warsaw Pact — the opening position |
| DEC 1991 | Non-aligned & neutral |
| DEC 1991 | Non-aligned & neutral |
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