Voruta is a Lithuanian weekly historical newspaper, founded in 1989 by Juozas Vercinkevičius.

Preparations for publishing Voruta started in 1988 and first trial issue was published in 1989. Edvardas Gudavičius

Edvardas Gudavicius

Edvardas Gudavičius is one of the best known historians in modern Lithuania specializing in early history of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1953 he graduated from Kaunas Polytechnic Institute with a degree in engineering. Gudavičius started his career as a mechanic at one of the factories in Kaunas,...

, Regina Žepkaitė, Antanas Tyla, Arūnas Bubnys

Arunas Bubnys

Arūnas Bubnys is a Lithuanian historian and archivist. He started his studies at Vilnius University in 1985. In 1993 he received a Ph.D for the thesis Lietuvių antinacinė rezistencija 1941–1944 m. ....

, Vincas Martinkėnas, Zigmas Zinkevičius

Zigmas Zinkevicius

Zigmas Zinkevičius is a leading Lithuanian linguist-historian, professor at Vilnius University, and a true member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. He has contributed to studies in the history of languages, onomastics and other areas. Zinkevičius is a recipient of the Herder Prize, which was...

, Nastazija Kairiūkštytė, Stasys Buchaveckas, Kęstutis Makariūnas, Antanas Suraučius, Juozas Vaina, Kazimieras Garšva

Kazimieras Garšva

Kazimieras Garšva is a Lithuanian linguist, and the leader of the controversial "Vilnija" organisation.-Biography:...

, Evaldas Gečiauskas among other authors published their works in Voruta.

Newspaper is named after Voruta

Voruta

Voruta may have been the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Lithuania during the reign of king Mindaugas in the 13th century. Voruta is mentioned briefly only once in written sources and its exact location of Voruta is unknown...

, a mythical capital of the Lithuania established in the time of king Mindaugas

Mindaugas

Mindaugas was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only King of Lithuania. Little is known of his origins, early life, or rise to power; he is mentioned in a 1219 treaty as an elder duke, and in 1236 as the leader of all the Lithuanians...

 in the 13th century.

Criticism

The newspaper has been noted for leaning towards nationalistic and anti-Polish bias, particularly in the early 1990s, but later its tone changed to a more neutral one.

Its past editors included leader of anti-Polish, nationalistic organization Vilnija

Vilnija

Vilnija is a Lithuanian political organization, considered to be extremist and nationalist.-History and policies:The organization was formed in 1988, in the LSSR, by Lithuanian nationalists and communists and its primary aim was the Lithuanization of ethnic Poles living in the Eastern part of...

, Kazimieras Garšva

Kazimieras Garšva

Kazimieras Garšva is a Lithuanian linguist, and the leader of the controversial "Vilnija" organisation.-Biography:...

.