History of the Lithuanian language

thumb|right|250px|Minsk, Belarus, 2011: old street sign in Belarusian (right) replaced with new one in Russian (left). Russification (), Russianisation or Russianization, is a form of cultural assimilation in which non-Russians adopt Russian culture and Russian language either voluntarily or as a result of a deliberate state policy.

Germanisation, or Germanization, is the spread of the German language, people, and culture. It was a central idea of German conservative thought in the 19th and the 20th centuries, when conservatism and ethnic nationalism went hand in hand. In linguistics, Germanisation of non-German languages also occurs when they adopt many German words.

Polonisation or Polonization (; ; ; ; ) is the acquisition or imposition of elements of Polish culture, in particular the Polish language. This happened in some historic periods among non-Polish populations in territories controlled by or substantially under the influence of Poland.

Lithuanian writer

1864–1904 group in the Russian Empire

Russian imperial statesmen (1796-1866)

Lithuanian linguist (1860-1930)

Lithuanian lexicographer

ban on Lithuanian language publications in Russia

Lithuanian noble and writer (1509–1545)

Lithuanization (or Lithuanianization) is a process of cultural assimilation, where Lithuanian culture or its language is voluntarily or forcibly adopted.

river in Lithuania

dictionary of the Lithuanian language

etymology of word "Lietuva"

1547 book by Martynas Mažvydas

Lithuanian pastor, writer