Česlovas Laurinavičius (born September 16, 1952 in Klaipeda) is a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

n historian and

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, In 2003, he was the recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania. Since 2001, he has served as the head of the Department of the 20th Century History at the

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1952 births Living people 20th-century Lithuanian historians Lithuanian political scientists Vilnius University alumni Academic staff of Vilnius University Knight's Crosses of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 21st-century Lithuanian historians {{lithuania-bio-stub