Lietuvos totoriai istorijoje ir kultūroje
| Author(s) | |
|---|---|
Sitdykov, Galim | Nenurodyta |
Dumin, Stanislav | Nenurodyta |
Lietuvos totorių bendruomenių sąjunga |
| Date Issued |
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2009 |
Lithuanian Tatars are a unique ethnic group of Tatars which settled in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania over 6 centuries ago, in the 14-16th centuries. The name "Lithuanian Tatars" is used as a synonym for "Polish Tatars" or "Polish-Lithuanian Tatars". Thus it is only natural that Lithuanian Tatars residing in the area of the present day Belarus are called "Belarusian Tatars'* As what is Belarus today used to be a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the period of the shaping and prosperity of the Duchy, the latter are of the same origin as Lithuanian (Polish-Lithuanian) Tatars. The book containing articles on the history and current status of Lithuanian Tatars, co-authored by Stanislaw Dumin and Adas Jakubauskas, is a more comprehensive and detailed study of the subject matter. The book is a collection of short biographies of renowned Lithuanian Tatars who made their contribution into the history and culture of Lithuania, Poland, Russia and various other countries where they lived and which they served due to the twist of their fates [...]