▁not ▁last ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁offer ▁new ▁ideas . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁Lith uan ian ▁newspaper ▁Au š ra ▁ceased ▁its ▁publication ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁difficulties , ▁Lith uan ian ▁students ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁young ▁pri ests , ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁sec ular ▁Au š ra , ▁organized ▁publication ▁of ▁Š v iesa . ▁They ▁sought ▁to ▁take ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁National ▁Rev ival ▁and ▁propag ate ▁Catholic ▁ide als . ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁priest ▁Ant anas ▁V yt art as ▁and ▁Jon as ▁K ri au či ū nas , ▁Š v iesa ▁was ▁ge ared ▁towards ▁a ▁common ▁vill ager ▁and ▁included ▁many ▁practical ▁articles ▁about ▁far ming , ▁husband ry , ▁forest ry . ▁Other ▁articles ▁explained ▁Christian ity , ▁promoted ▁education , ▁developed ▁national istic ▁ideas . ▁Š v iesa ▁did ▁not ▁protest ▁Russ ification ▁or ▁other ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁It ▁also ▁had ▁conflic ting ▁views ▁of ▁Polish ▁culture : ▁sometimes ▁it ▁would ▁critic ize ▁Pol on ized ▁Lith u ani ans ▁and ▁argue ▁for ▁distinct ively ▁Lith uan ian ▁culture , ▁but ▁in ▁other ▁cases ▁common ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁would ▁take ▁preced ence ▁against ▁Russian ▁Orth odox y . ▁ ▁Cont rib utors ▁included ▁Ant anas ▁Bar an aus k as , ▁Jon as ▁J abl ons k is , ▁Pet ras ▁Leon as , ▁P ran as ▁Ma š iot as , ▁M air on is . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁Lith u ania