Genesis of the term "savilaida": from collections of avant-garde poetry till Lithuanian neologism by Egidijus Jaseliūnas

“…First, the underground press was quite often construed as a continuation of the partisan struggle of 1944-1953 or even the traditions of "knygnešiai" (Lith. book smugglers) of the 19th century. A part of press publishers, multipliers, and distributors contributed to the partisan press or came in contact with it in 1944-1953; therefore, the entire press circumventing the Soviet censorship and published without the knowledge of the authorities was generally referred to as the "underground press". …”
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