TITLE OF THE COURSE: History of Lithuanian Diplomacy, 1918–1940 Course code: Course group: A/B/C Faculty: Education Academy Study program: History and Civic Education Level: Bachelor /Master / PhD Semester: Autumn / Spring ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction English Course lecturer/s: prof. dr. Sandra Grigaravičiūtė The course consists of three parts. The first part will provide students with the opportunity to get acquainted with the historiography of the 20th century. Its review is given by the principle of historical consistency: the period of the First Republic of Lithuania (1918–1940), the Soviet times (1940–1941, 1945–1987) and Lithuania after the restoration of independence (from 1990 until today). The second part deals with the key moments of the Lithuanian diplomacy between 1918 and 1940. It starts with 1911, when the first attempts of raising the issue of Lithuania’s statehood emerged in the west, and ends with Short course description: the occupation of Lithuania in 1940. Each chapter of the second part gives the key points of the issue, its development and stresses the focal points in a very concise manner. The third part will provide a chance to get the information about the development of the diplomatic and consular corpus of Lithuania between 1918 and 1940. It discusses the development of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, major legislation regulating its activities; a well- grounded periodization of the development of the Lithuanian diplomatic and consular corpus from 1918 to 1940 is provided as well. PART I. HISTORIOGRAPHICAL OVERVIEW 1. In the First Republic of Lithuania (1918–1940) Course content: 2. During the Soviet Times (1940–1941, 1945–1987) 3. In the Independent Lithuania (from 1990 until 2009) PART II. 1911–1940: FROM THE GROWING ADVOCACY OF LITHUANIA’S STATEHOOD IN THE WEST TO THE LOSS OF LITHUANIA’S STATEHOOD 1. The Growing Advocacy of Lithuania’s Statehood in the West during 1911–1917 2. Diplomacy of the Council of Lithuania at the End of 1917 – in the Autumn of 1918 3. The First Diplomatic and Consular Representations of Lithuania in 1918–1919 4. Lithuania in the Paris Peace Conference 5. Lithuania’s Recognition de facto and de jure 6. Lithuania and the League of Nations 7. The Vilnius Region in the Diplomacy of Lithuania and Poland 8. The Klaipėda Region in the Diplomacy of Lithuania and Germany 9. Lithuania and its Borders PART III. LITHUANIAN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR CORPUS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1918 TO 1940 1. Development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1918–1940 2. Legal Acts Regulating the MFA Activities 3. Stages in the Development of the Lithuanian Diplomatic Corpus from 1918 to 1940 4. Stages of the Development of Lithuania’s Consular Corpus during 1918–1940 5. Geography and Personalities of Diplomacy during 1918–1940 Grading and evaluating student work in class and/or at the final Final paper 100 exam: 1. Eidintas Alfonsas. Lithuania in European politics: the years of the first Republic, 1918– 1940. Vilnius: Vaga, 2003. 2. Grigaravičiūtė Sandra. History of Lithuanian Diplomacy, 1918–1940. Study guide for Required reading and Lithuanian and Erasmus students, Vilnius, additional study material 2013. 3. Lithuanian foreign policy review. http://www.lfpr.lt/ Additional information (if applicable) .