Background
This semi-independent state was thought to serve as a safe haven for Lithuanians if the“It is obvious to me that one of those countries will occupy Lithuania. And since both of these neighbours areHe also feared that the chaotic and non-directional masstotalitarian regimes These are examples of purported totalitarian regimes. They have been referred to in an academic context as "totalitarian", or the concept of totalitarianism has been applied to them. Totalitarian regimes are usually distinguished from authorita ..., the wealth and people of Lithuania will be exterminated with brutality, which is unheard of. Not only will they he peoplebe robbed, but also spiritual fortunes will be destroyed with great rage, and there will be attempts to eliminate every beam of Lithuanian spirituality and creativity” — Kazys Pakštas.
Location
In Pakštas' own words, since 1924, "little by little, without haste, he explored the possibilities of establishing a second small, but autonomous, Lithuania somewhere far away from the surplus population who had voluntarily emigrated from Lithuania", and that he had looked at many possibilities:In 1924, I became interested in the clay soils in central Quebec, but they were later already settled by the local French. In 1927, I was interested in colonization opportunities in thePakštas was also interested bystate of São Paulo State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...,Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ..., but I learnt that Lithuanians would not getcultural autonomy Minority rights are the normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class, religious, linguistic or gender and sexual minorities, and also the collective rights accorded to any minority group. Civil-rights movements often ...here. In 1930–31, I exploredAngola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...insouthern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ..., but the political conditions did not seem favorable.Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally known as South ...seemed better then, especially in terms of political rights, but large numbers of British colonists were already penetrating it and the better lands were quickly bought up. In 1939–46, I looked at many areas, which includeEast Africa East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the regi ...(especially Tanganyika), theMingan Mingan, also known as Ekuanitshit in Innu-aimun, is an Innu First Nations reserve, at the mouth of the Mingan River, on Mingan Bay, on the North shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It belongs to the Innu band of Ekuanitshit, geographically it i ...Territory inQuebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ..., thePeace River The Peace River () is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to form the ...Valley inAlberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ..., theMatanuska Valley Matanuska-Susitna Valley (; known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about north of Anchorage, Alaska. It is known for the world record sized cabbages and other vegetables displayed ...inAlaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ..., theNew Hebrides New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium () and named after the Hebrides in Scotland, was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu. Native people had inhabited the islands for three th ...in thePacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ..., andBritish Guiana British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies. It was located on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. The first known Europeans to encounter Guia ...inSouth America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... About three years ago I concentrated onBritish Honduras British Honduras was a Crown colony on the east coast of Central America — specifically located on the southern edge of the Yucatan Peninsula from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony — renamed Belize from June 1973. I didn't definitively recommend any of those lands, but I did think they were worth exploring for group colonization.
British Honduras
It was finally decided in the late 1950s to establish the colony in"I consider the most important outcome of my research to be that the British local government in British Honduras, in the person of its governor, assured me that the Lithuanian group would immediately receive cultural autonomy, which we currently do not have either in our old Fatherland or elsewhere in the world."The idea of creating a Lithuanian colony in British Honduras did not receive support among Lithuanians that had escaped Soviet occupation. It was also criticized in Soviet-occupied Lithuania by
Bahamas
The last considered location for Dausuva were thePlan
Pakštas had planned the phases in which Dausuva would be created: # The "primary school phase" – a village of 25 families with a primary school and a chapel. # When the number of inhabitants would increase to 3,000, then would begin the "progymnasium" phase. As the industry and trade would develop, the colony's own newspapers and organizations would be created. # In the "gymnasium" phase, the colony increases to 5,000 inhabitants. Then cultural autonomy would be transferred to the territorial one - the creation of one's own state. The rights would depend on an agreement with the British authorities. # The "university" phase could be reached in about 25 years. The population due to Lithuanian immigration and a positive birth rate would increase to 60,000. Then it would be possible to have extensive autonomous rights and a university.Cultural references
Pakštas' theory was featured in the three-part play ''Madagascar'', written by LithuanianReferences
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