His opposition to the Russian government and the tactics he employed in resisting its policies, particularly the illegal practice of printing Lithuanian books in East Prussia and smuggling them into Lithuania by "knygnešiai", served to stimulate the emergence of the Lithuanian national movement.
His opposition to the Russian government and the tactics he employed in resisting its policies the illegal practice of printing Lithuanian books in East Prussia and smuggling them into Lithuania by "knygnešiai", served to stimulate the emergence of the Lithuanian national movement. This was particularly.