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279: 172:), the first Lithuanian-language theater performance in present-day Lithuania. He was arrested in 1900. His cased grew to involve many other prominent Lithuanian activists. He was sentenced to five years of internal exile in February 1902 but was released after the Lithuanian press ban was lifted in 1904. 341:
In April 1900, Tsarist police seized four bundles of illegal publications: three with Russian social democratic texts and one with Lithuanian publications. Further investigation revealed that this cargo was organized by Vaineikis. When police searched his residence, they found a list of Lithuanians
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to whom Vaineikis sent the banned publications. Thus, the police began much wider investigations and searched many prominent Lithuanians resulting in multiple arrests. Vaneikis was arrested in 1900 and spent about two years at prisons in
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Paulauskaitė (1884–1946) who was half his age. She became a strong supporter his activities and helped smuggle the illegal publications. They had three children, including Liuda Vaineikytė (1908–1997) who was an active member of the
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to work as a physician. He continued to be involved in Lithuanian cultural life and smuggle illegal Lithuanian and social democratic publications. In 1899, he managed to obtain a government permit for
492:. After his return to Palanga, he became the city's official physician. Vaineikis and his wife were elected to the first city council in December 1932. Vaineikis was selected as a deputy of mayor 237:, established contacts with revolutionary-minded workers' groups. In 1889, together with others, he established Atgaja, an illegal society of Lithuanian youth. Its members collected examples of 252:. He continued to be active in Lithuanian cultural life. He chaired an illegal society of Lithuanian students and organized financial aid for the publication of Lithuanian newspaper 1081: 1091: 334:), the first Lithuanian-language theater performance in present-day Lithuania. In 1900, he assisted in organizing the display of Lithuanian publications at the 534:
Vaineikis house in Palanga was demolished in 1973. At this location, a bust of Vaineikis by architect Rūsna Vaineikytė (Vaineikis' granddaughter) and sculptor
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but was expelled when he was arrested together with member of Atgaja Society which he helped establishing in 1889. He managed to complete his degree at
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and supported revolutionary causes. Around 1908, Vaineikis shifted his focus to more cultural and anti-religious
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Vaineikis died from a heart ailment on 17 January 1938 at the Jonas Basanavičius Military Hospital in
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in 1921 and worked as a teacher at city's secondary school. As a representative of the
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For his contributions to the Lithuanian National Revival, Vaineikis was awarded the
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in October 1922. As an independent, he also ran in the elections to the
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voluntarily accompanied him. In 1904, he helped combat an outbreak of
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Recipients of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
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Due to political disagreements with the regime of President
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Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija (1923).
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Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija (1922).
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Vaineikis continued his studies at the Medical Faculty of
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Palangos miesto savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka (2017).
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in Palanga. Vaineikis sit in the middle with the poster.
645:(in Lithuanian). Regionų kultūrinių iniciatyvų centras 503:(3rd degree) in 1928 and given a state pension of 380 518:, the urn with his ashes was added to a wall in the 481:(his daughter Liuda was an active member of both). 115: 105: 97: 83: 61: 25: 18: 567:and merited artists of the Lithuanian SSR (1958). 514:. He was cremated and, with the help of General 465:, he unsuccessfully ran in the elections to the 942:Lietuvos Komunistų partijos istorijos apybraiža 841:Lietuvos darbininkų periodinė spauda, 1895–1917 1007:"Gydytojo, knygnešio Liudo Vaineikio biustas" 8: 752:Krikštaponis, Vilmantas (28 December 2011). 501:Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas 488:, Vaineikis was forced to leave Palanga for 120:Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas 1082:People from Joniškis District Municipality 15: 1032:Spevakovienė, Bronislava (3 April 2014). 982:Paluckienė, Virginija (4 November 2022). 954: 952: 1034:"Per gyvenimą – su žemaitišku atkaklumu" 633: 631: 524:Lithuanian University of Health Sciences 277: 206:Vaineikis was born on 31 August 1869 in 1092:Internal exiles from the Russian Empire 807: 805: 803: 801: 691: 689: 687: 629: 627: 625: 623: 621: 619: 617: 615: 613: 611: 576: 441:He worked as a doctor in Central Asia ( 984:"Palangos miesto savivaldai – 90 metų" 862:Beniušis, Romualdas (13 March 2023). 843:(in Lithuanian). Mintis. p. 32. 719: 717: 664:Petrulienė, Daliutė (31 March 2003). 584: 582: 580: 557: 7: 292:In 1897, he was allowed to move to 1097:Physicians from the Russian Empire 1077:20th-century Lithuanian physicians 866:(in Lithuanian). Pajūrio naujienos 423:, he edited the party's newspaper 417:Lithuanian Social Democratic Party 415:where he joined activities of the 181:Lithuanian Social Democratic Party 101:Physician, activist, book smuggler 14: 183:and edited the party's newspaper 1036:(in Lithuanian). Palangos tiltas 986:(in Lithuanian). Palangos tiltas 730:Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija 360:Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis 243:smuggled Lithuanian publications 1102:Moscow State University alumni 939:Šarmaitis, Rokas, ed. (1978). 812:Dykovienė, Asta (7 May 2012). 473:in May 1923. He supported the 262:and exiled for three years to 219:Joniškis District Municipality 1: 1087:People from Kovno Governorate 961:Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija 520:Vytautas the Great War Museum 313:Žemaičių ir Lietuvos apžvalga 839:Vidmantas, Edvardas (1979). 475:Communist Party of Lithuania 391:Vaineikis was exiled to the 229:in 1881–1889 and joined the 231:Lithuanian National Revival 148:Lithuanian National Revival 1128: 698:Knygnešių laikai 1864–1904 565:Lithuanian Communist Party 553:In 1900, Vaneikis married 177:Russian Revolution of 1905 1072:Lithuanian book smugglers 696:Merkys, Vytautas (1994). 467:First Seimas of Lithuania 399:for five years. His wife 150:. He studied medicine at 133:Lithuanian book smuggling 589:Tsb (16 February 1938). 327:America in the Bathhouse 285:America in the Bathhouse 202:Early life and education 165:America in the Bathhouse 142:Already as a student at 1112:19th-century physicians 235:banned Lithuanian press 146:, Vaineikis joined the 289: 545:was erected in 1989. 352:Augustinas Janulaitis 336:world's fair in Paris 281: 421:Andrius Domaševičius 318:Andrius Domaševičius 298:Courland Governorate 225:. He studied at the 137:Lithuanian press ban 135:movement during the 239:Lithuanian folklore 217:in the present-day 179:, he supported the 139:(1864–1904). 725:"Liudas Vaineikis" 639:"Vaineikis Liudas" 479:Lithuanian Red Aid 451:Turkestan Autonomy 447:Emirate of Bukhara 296:(then part of the 290: 790:(in Lithuanian). 788:Darbininkų balsas 760:(in Lithuanian). 670:Lietuviškas žodis 600:(in Lithuanian). 555:Stasė Vaineikienė 516:Vladas Nagevičius 457:. He returned to 455:Russian Civil War 426:Darbininkų balsas 401:Stasė Vaineikienė 368:Jonas Ambrozaitis 250:Moscow University 186:Darbininkų balsas 152:Moscow University 126: 125: 110:Stasė Vaineikienė 92:Moscow University 51:Kovno Governorate 1119: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1029: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1002: 996: 995: 993: 991: 979: 973: 972: 956: 947: 946: 936: 930: 929: 927: 925: 909: 903: 902: 900: 898: 882: 876: 875: 873: 871: 859: 853: 852: 836: 830: 829: 827: 825: 809: 796: 795: 780: 774: 773: 749: 743: 742: 740: 738: 721: 712: 711: 693: 682: 681: 679: 677: 661: 655: 654: 652: 650: 635: 606: 605: 595: 586: 561: 544: 419:. 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Index

Svirpliai
lt
Kovno Governorate
Russian Empire
Kaunas
Lithuania
Mitau Gymnasium
Moscow University
Stasė Vaineikienė
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Lithuanian book smuggling
Lithuanian press ban
Mitau Gymnasium
Lithuanian National Revival
Moscow University
Kazan University
Palanga
America in the Bathhouse
Russian Revolution of 1905
Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Darbininkų balsas
Seimas
Svirpliai
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Joniškis District Municipality
Joniškis
Mitau Gymnasium
Lithuanian National Revival
banned Lithuanian press
Lithuanian folklore

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