The article takes an analytical look at Lithuanians, including citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, living in the Far Eastern Republic (FER) from 1920 to 1922; their associations and organizations in Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, Chita, and Vladivostok; the FER institutions representing them, their leaders, and limits of their jurisdiction; their efforts to re-evacuate their countrymen to Lithuania, and their understanding of the duties of a Lithuanian citizen. The geography of this research embraces the five regions constituting the FER: the area west and east of Lake Baikal (Verhneudinsk), the Zabaykalsky Krai (Chita), the Amur region (Blagoveshchensk), the Primorsky Krai (Vladivostok) and the Khabarovsk Krai (Khabarovsk). The research covers the whole period that the FER was in existence – from the declaration of April 6, 1920 to the decision on November 15, 1922 to become part of Soviet Russia. The first part of the article reveals the circumstances that led some Lithuanians to settle in Russia’s far east, their occupations, and their organizational structures. A review of sources and historiography permits the conclusion that some Lithuanians traveled to the far east of their own volition, seeking a better income or shelter from war, while others were deported there. The larger portion of Lithuanians were employed in the army or government service; the rest were craftsmen, agricultural workers, tradesmen, and professional service providers. Generally Lithuanians preferred to live along a railroad, for example, in Chita, Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok, where Lithuanian organizations also were formed.[...]