This article deals about the famous Lithuanian historian in exile, whereas the focus concentrates on his last years spent in Germany (1963–1971). As sources serve especially the personnel files in the University Archives of Bonn and Berlin. These materials allow giving an overview about Ivinskis’ material circumstances, his carrier in the academic world in Postwar-Germany and his contacts: to students, colleagues in Germany and abroad, even in the Soviet Union.
Although an analyze of the exile publications itself lies beyond the scope of this article, it seems that Ivinskis has made the best use of his situation by researching in the up to then unknown to Lithuanian historians Vatican Archives as well as by choosing topics and presenting theses which would not have passed Soviet censorship. At the end the author suggests further research about Ivinskis’ influence in Lithuanian historiography.
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