19th_C._sign_in_Lithuania.jpg
Description 19th C. sign in Lithuania.jpg |
Говорить по литовски строго воспрещаеся. Speaking Lithuanian is strictly forbidden. These signs indicate the linguistic oppression Lithuanians underwent during the 19th Century at the hands of the Russians, especially during the Lithuanian press ban Source: Zigmas Zinkevičius, The History of the Lithuanian Language , (Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, 1998), 286. |
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Source | originally posted to Flickr as 19th C. sign in Lithuania | ||
Author | Moacir P. de Sá Pereira | ||
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