CONTENTS

ARTICLES AND REPORTS

Nerijus Babinskas. Genesis of feudalism in Western Europe and its influence to the global process of history: The conceptions of L. Vasilyev and E. Gudavičius 9

Loreta Skurvydaitė. Insignia of the Lithuania’s rulers depicted on majesty seals during the end of the 13th and the middle of the 15th centuries: iconographical aspect of political programme 18

Saulė Viskantaitė-Saviščevienė. The Genealogy of Šemetas' in 15th–16th century 31

Ryšard Gaidis. The issue of the future of the Lithuanian politics in the memorials of the Polish Committee in Vilnius during the period from 1916 to 1917 50

Andrius Marcinkevičius. St. Catherine Orthodox parish in Vilnius in 1925–1936: the opposition flashpoint to the orthodox authority of Warszaw 60

Dalia Bukelevičiūtė. Regulation of Lithuania and Czechoslovakia trade relations: Negotiations and agreements in 1931–1939 72

Arūnas Streikus. Anti-religious propaganda in Lithuania 1944–1970 88

Žilvinas Kačiuška. Model of property relations in the Soviet Lithuania village (Case of Stungiai village) 100

Rūta Šermukšnytė. History of Lithuania in Cinema and Television. Peculiarities of discourse construction 114

REVIEW

Sławomir Zonenberg. Pommeranica, Prussica and Livonica in the Annales of the Jan Długosz 130

BOOK SHELF

Žilvinas Kačiuška. “Stalinism” as predestination in everyday life of soviet man. – Rec.: Fitzpatrick Sheila. Повседневный сталинизм. Социальная история Советской России в 30-е годы: город. Москва, 2001. 160

SCIENTIFIC LIFE

Aušra Jurevičiūtė, Audronė Veilentienė.  International Scientific Conference. The problem of Middle Lithuania 1920–1922 163

ABOUT THE DEFENCE OF THESIS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY IN VILNIUS UNIVERSITY

Audrius Abromaitis. In Search of Lost Estate 165