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How book smugglers kept Lithuanian language alive 468 A Lithuanian book smuggler. / Public domain On Tuesday, Lithuania is marking the Book Smugglers’ Day (Knygnešio diena) to commemorate the people who are credited with keeping the Lithuanian language alive during repressive Tsarist policies in the 19th century. “Their goal was to save the Lithuanian language and to enhance the power of the written word,” the country’s Foreign Minister tweeted on Tuesday. Today #Lithuania celebrates the Day of the #Book Smugglers (Knygnešio diena) . Their goal was to save the Lithuanian language and to enhance the power of the written word - the story of the XIX century #Lithuanian book smugglers ⬇️.https://t.co/NOq3W1yany Lithuania MFA (@LithuaniaMFA) March 16, 2021 ....