Vanda Zaborskaitė collection

Vanda Zaborskaitė (1922-2010) was a professor of Lithuanian literature. In 1961, she was dismissed from her position as a lecturer at Vilnius University because of her 'nationalism'. After that, she found a position at the Lithuanian Institute of History. While she had other research topics at the institute, she also worked on Lithuanian literature, researching a very disapproved of topic at the time, the work and activities of the Lithuanian poet Jonas Mačiulis-Maironis (1862-1932). Maironis was a Catholic priest, who used strong patriotic and nationalist expression in his works, and the Soviet regime had to consider how to interpret his legacy, what parts of his work should be available to society, and what should be seen as religious.

Vanda Zaborskaitė（1922-2010），系立陶宛文学教授。1961年，因其‘民族主义’立场而被解除在维尔纽斯大学讲师的职务。此后，她在立陶宛历史研究所找到了一份工作。在该研究所期间，尽管她从事其他研究课题，但她亦致力于立陶宛文学的研究，探讨当时颇受争议的课题——立陶宛诗人Jonas Mačiulis-Maironis（1862-1932）的创作与活动。Maironis是一位天主教神父，其作品中充满了强烈的爱国主义和民族主义表达，苏联政权不得不思考如何诠释其遗产，其作品中哪些部分应向社会开放，以及哪些部分应被视为宗教内容。