Jaunosios – senosios kartų katalikiškosios srovės politikų konfliktai tarpukario Lietuvoje ; Catholic society elder and younger generations politicians conflict in a period between two World wars in Lithuania
This work analyse a period between two world wars in Lithuania when on a first republic political system conflict two sides – catholic society elder and younger generations leading by public-spirited persons and politicians. This conflict was the main reflection of Lithuanian society political ripening evolution. A new catholic character wave has reached Lithuania on a 4th decade. Most of them have just finished West Europe universities. Last-mentioned wave consider a new state system improvement projects in their country going entirely to West countries tradition. Primarily they started Lithuanian modernization plans by propagating culture and public life Lithuanization considering to possibilities for active work in A.Smetona Authoritarianism opposition. The younger generation mature already on 1918. They did not feel any regards to liberal democracy tradition in Lithuania after First World War. That was one of the main conflict reasons with elder generation public-spirited persons and politicians. Elder and younger generations conflict highly expressed on a political relation stress of action field by democracy – party interest, conservatism – radicalism and position – opposition antithesis relation. Younger generation critically valued conservatism of elder generation according to West Europe modernization processes. Also they criticised archaic democracy conception perceive and political opposition slight how one of the main constructive state management factor. Younger generation valued those days' European countries state systems and at the same time they tried to create original Lithuanian state system. They idealised a political importance of the dictator which is leading with a great authority in his country and at the same time is dynamic, volitional and strong personality. A new catholic character wave perceived liberalism as a lighter antipode form to Catholicism. They totally denied some liberalism form aiming possibilities in the politic state government. The conflict between elder and younger catholic generations was one of the main expressions of Lithuanian modernization on a period between two world wars.