Servant of the Tsar and friend of Lithuania – unique story of Russian Governor Pyotr Verevkin 229 Sofia and Pyotr Verevkin / Society of Marianne Werefkin What do we know about a loyal servant of the Russian Empire who played a crucial role in Lithuania's drive towards independence? This story was originally published by LRT Novosti, the Russian-language service at the Lithuanian pubic broadcaster. On February 16, 1918, Council of Lithuania signed the country's Independence Act, commemorated today as the State Restoration Day. Traditionally, the event is portrayed as the result of a window o...