Lithuania National Anthem

Lithuania National Anthem-"National Song". Words and music Vincas Kudirka (1858-1899). Vincas Kudirka this song written and published literature, politics and science in the newspaper "Bell" 1898 November-December number. 6th National Song "for the first time officially prezented, 1905 Great "Seimas" of Vilnius the day before the concert, from 1917 sung in public political demonstrations, meetings and congresses. In 1940, after the Soviet occupation, the anthem was banned in its place was carried out "The Internationale", but in 1944 "National Song" has been restored as a national anthem of the Lithuanian SSR. 1950 SSR will create a new anthem for 'National Song' performance was prosecuted and punished. 1988 before restoring the independence of Lithuania, the anthem once again became "Tautiskoji" song.