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- Aušrininkai was a semi-formal socialist student movement in Lithuania that formed around the Aušrinė (morning star) magazine. Established in 1910, it was the first youth organization in Lithuania. Student groups formed in various schools that organized discussions, lectures, literature exchanges, etc. These groups did not have any central leadership and acted mostly on their own based on principles outlined in Aušrinė. Initially a non-political magazine, established with a long-term aim of developing the new generation of intelligentsia, it soon stated propagating ideas of the Russian Narodniks and Socialist Revolutionary Party. During World War I, the schools and students evacuated to Russia, mainly Voronezh, and the organization became a lot more political. However, Marxism was rejected in favor of individualism. Upon return to Lithuania in 1918, the organization was able to work legally for a few years. The Lithuanian government considered communists dangerous to its national security and began repressing communist and socialist organizations, including Aušrininkai. In November 1923, political organizations were banned from schools and the organization itself was banned a few months after the coup d'état of December 1926. It survived as a student group at University of Lithuania. Aušrininkai were becoming more radical, both in ideology and actions. Members of Aušrininkai participated in a failed anti-government coup in 1927, attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Augustinas Voldemaras in 1929, and joined the Lithuanian section of the Union of Socialists Revolutionaries Maximalists in the early 1930s. After arrests of several leaders and other members in 1933–1934, the organization diminished and was officially dissolved in 1938. During its history, many prominent Lithuanians were members of Aušrininkai, including Stasys Šilingas, Petras Klimas, Julius Janonis, Butkų Juzė, Balys Sruoga, Kazys Boruta, Pranas Čepėnas. (en)
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- Aušrininkai was a semi-formal socialist student movement in Lithuania that formed around the Aušrinė (morning star) magazine. Established in 1910, it was the first youth organization in Lithuania. Student groups formed in various schools that organized discussions, lectures, literature exchanges, etc. These groups did not have any central leadership and acted mostly on their own based on principles outlined in Aušrinė. Initially a non-political magazine, established with a long-term aim of developing the new generation of intelligentsia, it soon stated propagating ideas of the Russian Narodniks and Socialist Revolutionary Party. During World War I, the schools and students evacuated to Russia, mainly Voronezh, and the organization became a lot more political. However, Marxism was rejected (en)