A Commemorative Plaque to Petras Vileišis Unveiled in the Historical Part of Tbilisi
A commemorative plaque to a prominent member of the Lithuanian national revival movement Petras Vileišis was unveiled in Tbilisi today.The plaque was unveiled on a renovated building at 138, David Aghmashenebeli Street, where Vileišis lived in 1918-1920.
Speaker of Georgian Parliament David Bakradze, as well as Deputy Speaker of Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) Česlovas Stankevičius, attended the ceremony.
Among other guests also were: Member of European Parliament Professor Vytautas Landsbergis, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of Lithuanian Seimas Emanuelis Zingeris, Members of Parliament from
“Petras Vileišis made an invaluable contribution to the Lithuanian national revival at the turn of the 20th century. The traces of his activities today are found not only in
Vileišis is considered one of the founding fathers of the 19th century Lithuanian national revival movement. He not only contributed to preserving the Lithuanian printed word, but also promoted enterprise culture and the development of national economy in
Under his own initiative, Vileišis set up a workshop of agricultural implements and a publishing house in
The documents recently found in the Georgian National Archives show that in addition to being a prominent engineer, Vileišis was also a diplomat during his stay in
These documents were critical in establishing the exact place of Vileišis’s residence in
Unveiling of a commemorative plaque to Vileišis in the capital of
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