Kurier Litewski

[1][2] After the suppression of the Society of Jesus in the Commonwealth in 1773,[3] the newspaper passed into private hands and was published until 1915 under different names.

[2] The newspaper retained the word Litewski (Lithuanian) in its name until 1840, despite dissolution of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Commonwealth in 1795.

[1] Initially, a total of 34 issues appeared of Kurier Litewski, which was prepared for release by Jesuits.

[4] After the closure of the Jesuit Order in 1773, the Kurier Litewski passed into private hands, and in 1789 the publishing of this newspaper came to a complete halt.

[2] From 1796 onwards, it was published twice a week in Grodno, until it moved back to Vilnius the following year.

Title page of Kurier Litewski newspaper (1760, Vilnius)