"Litwa" attempted to explain how Lithuanians became Polonized and to rethink and reevaluate the history of Lithuania, and in particular the Union of Krewo (1385) and the Union of Lublin (1569) that created a union between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland. The newspaper attempted to rebuke Polish claims that the unions brought western civilization to "barbaric" Lithuania and condemned Polonization of Lithuania which "robbed" Lithuanians of their language, culture, traditions, and identity. It further denied that Lithuania was ever a province of Poland and rejected the Kresy myth. At the same time, the newspaper did not criticize various Russification policies implemented by the Russian Empire even causing baseless rumors that the newspaper was funded by the government.