ABSTRACT
The chapter examines cadre policy in Lithuania after World War II, when Lithuania was reincorporated into the Soviet Union. In the absence of Lithuanians loyal to Moscow, Soviet authorities sent to the republic cadres mainly from the Russian SFSR. The head of the Lithuanian Communist Party, Antanas Sniečkus, also encouraged the promotion of loyal Lithuanians to leadership positions. Even this cautious recruitment caused tensions between Russians and the local Lithuanians. In 1953 Moscow instructed leaders in the Lithuanian republic to encourage the promotion of Lithuanians to leadership positions. This policy led to the Lithuanianization of cadres, and some of the newcomers left Lithuania. This policy was intended to raise the prestige of the party and accelerate the Sovietization of society.
