At the beginning of the 19th century Samogitia was the center of the Lithuanian national revival, which stressed the importance of the Lithuanian language and opposed russification and polonization attempts.
在19世纪初，萨莫吉希亚是立陶宛民族复兴的中心，该运动强调立陶宛语言的重要性，并反对俄罗斯化政策和波兰化政策的尝试。