The Ideological Creeds of Historians in 1918-1940's Lithuania

From 1918-1940 only a few Lithuanian historians were involved in politics. The most influential figures were prime minister Augustinas Voldemaras, diplomats Petras Klimas and Juozas Purickis. Their active political work interrupted their work in the academic field. The most prominent 'left-winger' was the jurist and ex-social-democrat, Augustinas Janulaitis; the most prominent 'right-winger' was Zenonas Ivinskis. We could count about 16 historians which were engaged in politics for a briefer times. The ideological creeds of the historians had some influence in the 'historical field', especially in scholar polemics and in choices of academic strategy. Most Lithuanian historians avoided the 'political field', because they thought that politics affected the objectivity of historical studies.