The king is necessary to Lithuania or "The fools become more" …
There is such point of view that the monarchic tradition gradually leaves in the past. But there are also exceptions: let small, mountain Nepal enters the republican form of government, but it is necessary for Lithuania, for example, to recreate the Grand Duchy of Lithuania urgently. It was told about at Samogitia World Congress.
Who are that people of Samogitia who are also known as Samogitians. As usual, there are different opinions, but the general opinion is as follows: it is the ethnic group of the Lithuanians living in the western part of the country. Today the most part of the Samogitians speaks already the literary Lithuanian language. It is natural for everyone to remember the glorious historical past, but it is necessary to know that fact: Samogitia which is known as Duchy of Samogitia and existing in the XV-XVIII centuries, occupied the space in 35 % from the territory of the modern Lithuania …
Of course, it sounds beautifully: Grand Duchy of Lithuania … However, it is possible to remember how its story ended. The matter is that the Duchy stopped the existence after the last – the third division of Rzeczpolita in 1795. And in 20 years already all territory of the former Duchy was a part of the Russian Empire. So, there is a question to misters Lyakstutis, Yushkauskas and Zelvis: in which borders they would like to restore the state which two hundred years are absent on the map of Europe?! Weren't at war for long ago? Didn't read Helsinki Act of inviolability of borders in post-war Europe too?
It doesn't matter! There is a way to solve all problems – it is necessary to enter only a monarchy in the country. Not simple, but "modern and advanced". That the educated Europe didn't take offense, it is offered not to transfer a crown by inheritance – it is offered to choose the monarch. It is obvious, after all for all history of Lithuania there was officially only one king in the country Mindaugas whom crowned in 1253. It would be inconvenient to find the descendants ….
By the way, one of the authors of new ideas on a reorganization of Lithuania, Mr. Milvydas Juskauskas modestly noticed that he doesn't apply for a throne at all as "he has too much work". But he didn't fail to notice that on February 16, 1918, it was declared restoration of the independent Lithuanian state with the capital in Vilnius and thus there was no word about the republic … And if it is so: "there are signs of that the Lithuanian Republic is illegal in itself as system". And the present flag is precisely "temporary flag".
Other activists, calling without false modesty as "ancestors of activity of Regenerative council of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania", carried on with the baton. Mr. Lyakstutis was indignant that the state spends money in vain and prepares the ground for immigrants! Besides, today the international words are used in the Lithuanian language, "international spies" prepare thanks to the youth exchanges - what have the nice descendants of the great state came to!
And Vaidas Zelvis is convinced that the first that the king should make is "to adjust the activity of the state and its people". At the same time he was indignant that the Roman Catholic priests frighten people with a hell, but he made very true conclusion: "The fools become more". However, he didn't start to specify, but here everything is obvious. As it is clear the aspiration of some Lithuanian politicians to divert the attention of society from really serious problems which really complicate the republic development. There are many examples: not so long ago the big resonance in the European countries was received by information on situation in Lithuania of the Polish minority. Over 200 thousand Poles live in the republic now and it is about seven percent of the population; according to known experts they are exposed to frank discrimination. But Lithuania doesn't agree with it: last year the parliament even issued the special brochure under the speaking name: "History of the offenses put by the Poles to the Lithuanians" …
Author: Sergey Ionas
Publication date : 15 June 2012 19:12