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Code of Gediminas
No full textReikšminiai žodžiai: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (LDK; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; GDL); Kunigaikščiai; Karaliai ir valdovai; VilniusDedicated to the 700 anniversary of Vilnius. The author discusses the origins of Gediminas myth and concludes that this is just a first step in attempting to reconstruct myths on which the sovereignty of Lithuanian rulers is founded
The role of long-term landscape photography as a tool in dune management
No full textAttitudes to maintaining dune diversity are changing under the realization that existing dune stabilization techniques are fixing dune landscapes, causing ‘coastal squeeze’ and loss of habitat as shorelines retreat. Instead, it is recommended that a natural, dynamic, migrating dune system is much more appropriate and that blown, unstable sands are encouraged to act as mobile coastal defence barriers. Lack of appropriate monitoring techniques has limited progress in understanding the role of sediment dynamics in dune environments over long timescales. Therefore, this paper outlines the role of straightforward and inexpensive photography, from fixed points and angles, as a useful approach to long-term, decadal monitoring of the evolution and migration of dynamic dune landforms. The case study, on the Morfa Dyffryn dunes, Gwynedd, mid-Wales, United Kingdom (National Grid Reference SH563240), identified particularly dynamic mobile foredunes, with cyclical morphological development, paralleling to an overall landward recession. A cyclical trend of sand encroachment, followed by stabilization with growing vegetation, is documented for semi-fixed dune pastures, while the hind dunes remained stable. A general relationship between foredune morphology and erosion/accretion processes was established, offering the prospect of predicting future dune morphological changes in other dune systems, if increased blown sand activity is encouraged as a management technique
CPV in B-baryons at LHCb
No full textIn this talk I give an overview of the current state of affairs in the field of the CP violation searches in charmless beauty baryon decays. Four analyses are presented giving the newest results of branching fraction and CPV measurements as well as observations of new decay modes. Future prospects are discussed.</p
Stressing how history is to be remembered: the birthday of the city of Vilnius and the letters of Gediminas
No full textReikšminiai žodžiai: Ankstyviausias Vilniaus vardo paminėjimas; Gedimino laiškai; Istorinė atmintis; Vilniaus miesto gimtadienis; Vilnius; Birthday of the city of Vilnius; Historical memory; Letters of Gediminas; The earliest mention of the name of Vilnius; Vilnius; Vilnius city birthdayIn a short talk delivered as part of the celebrations organised in Vilnius on 24 January 2018 on the occasion of the city‘s official 695th ‘birthday’ the author outlines the connection between the city and the ‘Letters of Gediminas’ (1323). He explains broadly what these texts are and how they have functioned in public and academic life over the past seven centuries, noting their growing importance in modern political discourse and so-called ‘historical memory’
Letters of Gediminas and the problem of the first Dominican church in Vilnius
No full textGedimino laiškai nuo seno traukė tyrėjų dėmesį. Prieš maždaug šimtą metų labiausiai istorikus jaudinęs klausimas buvo susijęs su šių laiškų autentiškumo problematika: ar jie autentiški Vilniuje, Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio dvare surašyti dokumentai?, o gal jie su Vokiečių ordinu konfliktavusių rygiečių sukurti falsifikatai? Dėl šios bylos sprendimo istorikų nuomonės buvo pasidalinusios į tris grupes: vieni manė, kad Gedimino laiškai yra falsifikatai, kiti teigė, kad jie tikri (autentiški) dokumentai, buvo ir tokių, kurie buvo neapsisprendę ir laikėsi neutralios pozicijos, aiškiai nepasisakydami nei už, nei prieš. Pastaraisiais dešimtmečiais įsivyravo požiūris, kad Gedimino laiškai yra autentiški dokumentai, parašyti Vilniuje su Gedimino žinia ir pritarimu. Tiesa, turime pabrėžti, kad ir „pralaimėjusios“ stovyklos darbų, visų pirma Kurto Forstreuterio straipsnių, nereikia skubėti nurašyti į vien tik istoriografijos tyrėjus dominančios literatūros užutėkį, nes juose esama išties įdomių pastebėjimų bei vertingų įžvalgų, kurios atkaklų tyrėją gali paskatinti kelti naujus klausimus ir ieškoti naujų atsakymų. Raktiniai žodžiai: Gediminas, Gedimino laiškai, dominikonai, pranciškonai, Vilnius.This article seeks to answer a seemingly simple question: did the Dominican church exist in Vilnius during the reign of the Lithuanian grand duke Gediminas (1316–1341)? It is mentioned in a several letters of this ruler that were produced in 1323 and, therefore, the idea that this church was a real thing received wide currency in numerous historiographical works. However, the comprehensible analysis of the contradictory information regarding this subject-matter, and the very absence of its mention in a letter addressed to the Dominicans themselves, allowed the author of this paper to advance a thesis that this church, in all probability and likelihood, did not exist at all. The fact that it was mentioned might be interpreted as an attempt by Gediminas to produce a most positive image of his (pagan) country in the eyes of the intended (Roman Christian) audience. In sum, Gediminas collaborated more closely with the Franciscans, but some Dominican friars also were present at his court in 1323. It would be extremely interesting to know whence they came. However, for the lack of conclusive evidence this question must remain unanswered. Keywords: Gediminas, Letters of Gediminas, Dominicans, Franciscans, Vilnius
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