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The rhetoric and the stylistics – the choice of text style, genre, and rhetorical devices – of Soviet bad news discourse is analysed in this paper. This discourse is represented by 193 reports regarding disasters, crimes, and violation of socialistic moral which were published in the daily paper Komjaunimo tiesa (eng. The Truth of the Komsomol) in 1970–1973. It was found that the bad news in the selection of official texts of this period distinguishes by a much lower register of Newspeak – unlike as in the articles of first pages, there is almost no pathos here, the militaristic metaphors are used in the text of the article only, but they cannot be seen in the headings. One of the main rhetorical devices is an irony, which is created by using phraseology, jargon, famous quotes, dialogues, etc., – everything, which looks like a daily colloquial language. The choice of text form which is more related to fiction than to journalism (essay, satire) may be treated as one of the pretexts which justify in the eyes of the readers an idea of an author to write in a different language than it was ordinary in the context of ideologized press language of that period. By using the corresponding rhetoric, they believed to accomplish the propagandistic aim of these texts more efficiently – to suggest an image of more safe, democratic, successful, and self-critical country than it really was.

The rhetoric and the stylistics – the choice of text style, genre, and rhetorical devices – of Soviet bad news discourse is analysed in this paper. This discourse is represented by 193 reports regarding disasters, crimes, and violation of socialistic moral which were published in the daily paper Komjaunimo tiesa (eng. The Truth of the Komsomol) in 1970–1973. It was found that the bad news in the selection of official texts of this period distinguishes by a much lower register of Newspeak – unlike as in the articles of first pages, there is almost no pathos here, the militaristic metaphors are used in the text of the article only, but they cannot be seen in the headings. One of the main rhetorical devices is an irony, which is created by using phraseology, jargon, famous quotes, dialogues, etc., – everything, which looks like a daily colloquial language. The choice of text form which is more related to fiction than to journalism (essay, satire) may be treated as one of the pretexts which justify in the eyes of the readers an idea of an author to write in a different language than it was ordinary in the context of ideologized press language of that period. By using the corresponding rhetoric, they believed to accomplish the propagandistic aim of these texts more efficiently – to suggest an image of more safe, democratic, successful, and self-critical country than it really was.

The main object of this article is Anti-Soviet Resistance of Lithuanian Academic Youth in the 1950s and 1960s of 20th century. The Anti-Soviet resistance movement showed that young people in Lithuania didn't accept soviet authority and regime. They defined it as occupation power and fought for Lithuanian independence. This battle for independence was unarmed, but organized and non-organized. The main forms of organized Anti-Soviet resistance in Lithuania were: the formation of Anti-Soviet organizations and groups, the distribution of patriotic leaflets, painting patriotic slogans on the walls, doors and etc., raising national flags, remarking national and religious celebrations. The non-organized resistance, as well as organized resistance, had moral issues. If you agreed with soviet lifestyle and system, you had to make a compromise with yourself. Youths couldn't cope with propaganda and moral limitations which were ignited by the soviet regime and they tried to rebel through reaching for new Western music, fashion and other art forms. The escalating symbols of Western culture in soviet Lithuania were also forbidden and persecuted. The forms of youth resistance in Lithuania showed youth's reluctance in supporting the soviet regime and lifestyle. The most active members of academic youth in Lithuania participated in Anti-Soviet actions and Soviet government treated them as nationalists, Anti-Soviet elements. Moreover youngsters who distributed patriotic leaflets or painted patriotic slogans on the walls frequently didn't get a punishment, but they and some times their parents were instructed and prevented verbally by Soviet activists, Komsomol members. Generally young people were being sentenced to concentration camps for attending anti-soviet organizations or groups. These punishments were strict and the mark of previous conviction existed in the file during all soviet occupation period. This black mark in the file granted complexity of your life in soviet Lithuania and often a conflict with society. Finally Anti-Soviet Resistance of Lithuanian Academic Youth during 1950s and 1960s was inherent from all Lithuanian people Anti-Soviet resistance. A lot of young people were sentenced for being Anti-Soviet, but the most rebellious part of them never refused their patriotism and fight for freedom. This unarmed fight for freedom during 1950s and 1960s made the largest influence for further struggles in 1970s and 1980s till the independence of Lithuania was re-established.

The main object of this article is Anti-Soviet Resistance of Lithuanian Academic Youth in the 1950s and 1960s of 20th century. The Anti-Soviet resistance movement showed that young people in Lithuania didn't accept soviet authority and regime. They defined it as occupation power and fought for Lithuanian independence. This battle for independence was unarmed, but organized and non-organized. The main forms of organized Anti-Soviet resistance in Lithuania were: the formation of Anti-Soviet organizations and groups, the distribution of patriotic leaflets, painting patriotic slogans on the walls, doors and etc., raising national flags, remarking national and religious celebrations. The non-organized resistance, as well as organized resistance, had moral issues. If you agreed with soviet lifestyle and system, you had to make a compromise with yourself. Youths couldn't cope with propaganda and moral limitations which were ignited by the soviet regime and they tried to rebel through reaching for new Western music, fashion and other art forms. The escalating symbols of Western culture in soviet Lithuania were also forbidden and persecuted. The forms of youth resistance in Lithuania showed youth's reluctance in supporting the soviet regime and lifestyle. The most active members of academic youth in Lithuania participated in Anti-Soviet actions and Soviet government treated them as nationalists, Anti-Soviet elements. Moreover youngsters who distributed patriotic leaflets or painted patriotic slogans on the walls frequently didn't get a punishment, but they and some times their parents were instructed and prevented verbally by Soviet activists, Komsomol members. Generally young people were being sentenced to concentration camps for attending anti-soviet organizations or groups. These punishments were strict and the mark of previous conviction existed in the file during all soviet occupation period. This black mark in the file granted complexity of your life in soviet Lithuania and often a conflict with society. Finally Anti-Soviet Resistance of Lithuanian Academic Youth during 1950s and 1960s was inherent from all Lithuanian people Anti-Soviet resistance. A lot of young people were sentenced for being Anti-Soviet, but the most rebellious part of them never refused their patriotism and fight for freedom. This unarmed fight for freedom during 1950s and 1960s made the largest influence for further struggles in 1970s and 1980s till the independence of Lithuania was re-established.