Lithuanian science and education in the 20th century

Straipsnyje aptariama Lietuvos mokslo, žmogaus ugdymo ir lavinimo raida. Išskiriami charakteringi laikotarpiai bei periodai. Nurodomi motyvai ir vertybės, į kurias orientavosi inteligentija, padėdama valstybės atkūrimo pagrindus ir vėliau kurdama tautinę valstybę. Nagrinėjamos Lietuvos mokslo raidos ypatybes nulėmusios priežastys, mokslo raidos rezultatai bei netektys istorinių ir politinių lūžių metu. Išskiriamas Lietuvos mokslų akademijos vaidmuo.The article investigates the evolvement of Lithuanian science, education system and human growth. The paper submits for consideration the characteristic features of the reviewed historical material and its comparative analyses. The article mainly focuses on the facts and processes of the second half of the 20th century which acted as the determinants of contents in the development of Lithuania's intellectual potential. The author also discusses the historical origins of the object under investigation, its social and political assumptions about the major events and the significance of scientific thinking and education to the foundation of the national state. The discussions of the analyzed results revealed that The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences as the centre of science nurtured and took care of scientists during the Soviet times. The Academy fostered those scientific fields that helped Lithuanian researchers with the capability of reaching meaningful results