This article reviews "Lietuvos istoria (1795-2009.)" (Lithuanian history: 1795-2009), written by Arunas Gumuliauskas and published in 2010, which, according to the reviewer, is the first comprehensive history textbook that thoroughly covers Lithuanian history through the 20th century. The book emphasizes the 19th and 20th centuries, and is written in a style that the general reader, as well as the university student, can learn much. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]