Periodical press in Alytus 1920-1940

The first newspapers in Alytus were produced in a manuscript form. This kind of publications was popular among students after the World War I. Alytus was not an exception. The bulk of periodicals in this town was published by Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party local organizations. The first town’s newspaper printed by the printing house in Kaunas was ”Dzūkų bizūnas”, published in 1925–1926. In the 20s the first town’s printing house was established. Some of the creators of the periodical press acquired publishing experience before arriving to Alytus, however, it was not sufficient to develop the press in town successfully. During the 20s censorship also influenced the press negatively. During 30s the local community was not capable of supporting the most serious newspaper „Alytaus dzyvai” (1931–1932). There was a lack of understanding of the significance of a publication, besides the local community was less financially and culturally empowered in comparison to Samogitian or Suvalkija town communities. However, the creation of newspapers in general was a significant fact and indicated that Alytus was growing into a significant town and the community was maturing

„Kauno kalendorius“ (1906–1940)

Almanac of Kaunas, published by the St. Kazimieras Society from 1906 to 1940, was the first Lithuanian almanac to be published in Kaunas. It was issued as a response to the publication of the social - democratic Almanac of Vilnius, published since 1905 by the Editors of the Lietuvos Ūkininkas Newspaper. The covers of the Almanac of Kaunas were created by the painters A. Bauer, K. Šimonis and V Vaitiekūnas. The Almanac was printed by the M. Sokolovskis and A. Estrinas Printing House, S. Banaitis Printing House and Šviesa Printing Hlouse. Almanac of Kaunas used to inform the reader about the activities of the St. Kazimieras Society and other societies in Kaunas city, as well as about administrative, cultural or educational institutions and newspapers. There were also numerous pieces of advice for farmers and housewives. Original writings as well as translations were prepared for the Almanac by A. Dambrauskas - Jakštas, M. Vaitkus and L. Gira. Folklore texts and humorous stories appeared in the Almanac as well. Almanac of Kaunas was influential as an educational publication until 1919. Since that year, the Editors of the Almanac concentrated more on the informative issues