In the captivity of the matrix: Soviet Lithuanian historiography, 1944-1985

Introduction
Historiography

Prologue

What Forms had Lithuanian Historiography Taken on Prior to the Soviet Occupation? 

Characteristics of Soviet-Era Lithuanian Historiography

External Characteristics 
Internal Characteristics 

Formation of the Official Historical Discourse (1944-1956)

Position: Factors that Formed the Discourse 62
Opposition I: The Challenge Posed by the Older Generation of Historians (“Lost in Time and Space’)
Opposition II: The Stance Taken by the “Ideologically Oriented Humanists” 
Opposition III: “An Outsider” Who Wanted to do Small but Good Deeds in History 
The Search for Turning-Points in the Evolution of Soviet-Era Lithuanian Historiography: 1956 (?)

Processes within the Official Discourse (1957-1985) 

Historians* Behaviour Models and the Official Discourse 
Scholars’ Attempts at Correcting the Official Discourse 
“Janus” Challenges the Community of Historians and the Official Version of the Past 
Tensions in the Historians’ Community in the 1970s-1980s 

\"Syntheses of History\": Expression of the Official Discourse and the Search for Alternatives

The Periodization Model in Soviet-Era Syntheses of Lithuanian History 
The Spatial Model in Soviet-Era Syntheses of Lithuanian History 
The Search for Alternative Periodizations and Spatial Models 

Alternatives to the Official Discourse in Research on Feudalism 

Features of Research on the Rise of Serfdom in Lithuania 
The “Latently Operating Paradigm” in Research on Early Grand Duchy of Lithuanian Society 
Conclusions

Epilogue

A Glance at Post-Soviet Lithuanian Historiography