Baltai slavų apsuptyje

Abstract

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas rytų arba Dniepro baltų likimas po slavų genčių invazijos į Volgos-Okos ir Dniepro aukštupius. Aptariamos iki VI a. gyvavusios rytų baltų Bancerovo-Tušemlios, Moščino, Koločino kultūros, slavų atsiradimo rytiniame Baltų arealo pakraštyje istoriografija ir chronologija, charakteringiausi slavų kultūros bruožai. The Baltic world faced many innovations during the Migration period, and the most significant transformations could be associated with the changes in the Baltic geopolitical space and a large-scale Slavic invasion into the eastern Baltic territories. The Slavs came to Europe in the middle of the 6th century. At the end of 6th century they settled in the north-eastern part of Europe, i.e. the upper reaches of the Volga-Oka rivers and began ousting the Balts into the West. Before the beginning of this Slavic expansion, the southern coast of the Baltic Sea was settled by the Balts who belonged to the following Dniepr (east) Balts cultures: Bantserov-Tushemlya, Moshchin and Kolochin.