Vilniaus rytojus () was a Lithuanian-language newspaper published in Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna) between 1928 and 1937. Published by the , the newspaper defended the rights of Lithuanians in Vilnius Region which was part of the Second Polish Republic but was claimed by the interwar Lithuania. Due to these tensions, the newspaper was subject to strict censorship by the Polish authorities and was forcibly closed in October 1937. It was the longest running Lithuanian periodical in the Vilnius Region. History Establishment In October 1928, the decided to discontinue three Lithuanian periodicals – Vilniaus kelias, Dirva, and Kelias – and replace them with the weekly Vilniaus rytojus. The combined publication was shorter than the discontinued periodicals, which led to some complaints. The first issue was published on 1 December 1928. Like most Lithuanian newspapers in the city, it was printed at the Ruch printing house. Its circulation was about 4,000 copies. Initially, it was an eight-page weekly published on Saturdays. In October 1929, it increased the frequency to twice a week. In 1930, the newspaper launched a supplement Mūsų artojas for farmers and reduced its page count to four. In 1932, it launched another supplement Aušrelė for children, of which 172 issues were printed. Conflicts with Polish authorities From the very beginning, the newspaper attracted attention of the Polish authorities. Its second and sixth issues were confiscated by the police for printing articles deemed to be anti-Polish. In such cases, the newspaper attempted to reprint the issue without the offending content. The confiscations were followed by monetary fines and court cases. In same cases, the publishers prevailed and were acquitted. In several instances, the publishers appealed court judgements all the way to the Supreme Court of Poland. Such confiscations increased substantially in 1935 and by 1937, almost of half of the issues were confiscated. Eventually, on 26 October 1937, the newspaper was officially closed by the Polish government. In total, 874 issues of Vilniaus rytojus were printed. Vilniaus rytojus was replaced by a series of one-time newspapers under different titles and official editors to exploit loopholes in the Polish law. In April 1938, after the Polish ultimatum to Lithuania, the situation somewhat normalized and Aidas was established as a replacement of Vilniaus rytojus. Content Newspaper In its first issue, Vilniaus rytojus declared its mission to defend and promote two core values – Lithuanian national identity and Catholicism. Thus the newspaper was right-leaning