Summary
Alfredas Bumblauskas (born 18 November 1956) is a professor at Vilnius University and one of the best known Lithuanian historians, specializing in the research of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[1]
Alfredas Bumblauskas | |
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 Bumblauskas in 2008 | |
| Born | 18 November 1956 (age 67) Telšiai, Lithuania |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
Biography edit
After graduating from Žemaitė school in Telšiai, he enrolled in Vilnius University in 1974. Bumblauskas received his doctoral degree in 1987, and was mentored by Edvardas Gudavičius. He was formerly dean of the Faculty of History and now heads the Department of Theory of History and Cultural History at Vilnius University.[1] He has sponsored and participated in several TV shows about history and culture (e.g. Būtovės slėpiniai with Edvardas Gudavičius).[1] Bumblauskas has been a visiting scholar at the University of Helsinki, the University of Graz, and the University of Warsaw, and is a member of the editorial board of the Przegląd Wschodni.
He is the author of Senosios Lietuvos istorija 1009–1795 (A History of Old Lithuania: 1009–1795) published in Vilnius in 2005.[1]
Criticism of Belarusian historiography edit
In 2014, Bumblauskas claimed that the relations with the Belarusians should be reconsidered (e.g. by establishing counterpropaganda institutions) because the Belarusians spread heritage propaganda and have appropriated the history of Lithuania.[2] Moreover, Bumblauskas said that to him the imperialistic-minded Belarusians remind Adolf Hitler's aspirations in the Sudetenland.[2] Also, Bumblauskas stressed that historically Lithuanian monarch Algirdas was the creator of the Lithuanian Empire who annexed through conquests and marriages large parts of the current Belarusian and Ukrainian territories.[2]
Awards and prizes edit
- Presented with the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts, 1998[1]
- The Knights's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, 1998[1]
- The Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, 1999[1]
- The Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, 2009[1]
- Presented with the Simonas Daukantas prize, Lithuania, 1999[1]
- The Knight's Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Lithuania, 2003[1]
- The Commander's Cross of the Order of the Crown, Belgium, 2006[1]
- Order of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands, 2008[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Skulsčiūtė, Danguolė. "Alfredas Bumblauskas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Ignatavičius, Tadas; Bumblauskas, Alfredas (1 July 2014). "A. Bumblauskas: „Baltarusiai seniai yra pasisavinę LDK istoriją"". Lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
External links edit
- Alfredas Bumblauskas CV
- A. Bumblauskas. Glimpses of Lithuanian History. In Lithuanian Philosophy: Persons and Ideas. Lithuanian Philosophical Studies, II. Ed. J. Baranova. CRVP, 2000, p. 21-25
- A. Bumblauskas and others. Universitas Vilnensis 1579-2004. Vilnius, 2004
- A. Bumblauskas. Lithuania’s Millennium –Millennium Lithuaniae Or What Lithuania Can Tell the World on this Occasion. Lietuvos istorijos studijos, 2009, t. 23, p. 127-158.
- A. Bumblauskas. Millennium and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 2009