International relations of the Lithuanian Karaims
Journal: Vilnius University Open Series
Year: 2014

In the long run, there were many investigations on the Karaim language as well as on the ethnology, culture and history done by foreign and Karaim scientists. But even in these cases Karaim scientists did not represent the Karaim community as such. During the Soviet period, to speak about the culture of ethnic minorities openly and widely was not allowed. The situation in Lithuania has changed during the movement of Sąjūdis and especially after 1990 when Lithuania gained its Independence. Then t