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Period 112SITES OF MEMORY


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1994

Café at Artists' House

Greta: If someone asked which place of student life is the dearest to me, I would say that it's Artists' House.

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Interviu su R.Viedrynaiiu. yd ligonin
 

Jewish Hospital

Rimantas Viedrynaitis: “I was born in Kaunas, the Jewish Hospital.

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Laisves statula
1990

A rally next to the Freedom monument

Mindaugas Kavaliauskas: It was a rally to support the Act of March 11 and show our unity.

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Vasario 16 g. 1946 metu potvynis
1946

Flood in 1946

Lili Kristina Vaičekauskaitė-Čepauskienė: The flood of 1946 in Kaunas was a very strong one.

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Arteritorija vidus spalvota
 

What place is this?

Riddle for our website visitors:What place is this?

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Senamiesčio turgus

Judita: "When I was young I used to live with my custodian in M.

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Laisvės Alėja (Freedom Ave.)

Aleksandra: “I lived just next to Laisvės Alėja.

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Judita zaidzia su nuotraukomis2
 

Vilijampolė

Judita: ”I had many photos in the ghetto house.

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1995

Senas Stalčius (Old Drawer)

Music club Senas Stalčius (Laisvės ave.

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1996

"Paveikslinė" Picture Gallery

D.B.: Even though that for most residents of Kaunas, Picture Gallery seems as located in a Bermuda triangle, to me it has probably become a symbolic place, where I made the decision about my profession.

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Kaunas mosque

Jonas: "The mosque that previously belonged to National M.

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1933 / 1937

Ice-rinks of the Temporary Capital

Roberto: When ice hockey was the most popular winter sport in Kaunas, the teams of Kauno Jachtclubas, LFLS and Makabi had their own ice-rinks.

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Karo muziejus Vaitkevicius
1989

The Baltic Way in the Museum of War

Indrė Žakevičienė: The most memorable event for me was the commemoration of February 16 in 1989 in Santaka Stadium and the “analogue” of the Baltic Way 25 years ago in the Museum of War.

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mociute ir senelis sanciai
 

Šančiai during the Interwar Period

daugiau foto negaliu prisegti, galbūt galiu persiųsti el. paštu?

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Oakwood Park

Memories about Oakwood Park by people of Kaunas.

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Linksmakalnis

Svetlana: “I was living in Siberia and came to Lithuania from Irkutsk when I was 32 years old.

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Siegfried2. Is vaziuojancio traukinio 2
 

Railway station

Siegfried: “Just at the outskirts of Kaunas, I was dug up by locomotive firemen and picked up like some kitten.

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Paradas 11 07 Janonio Vienybes a. Kaune apie 1950 m
 

Parade in Janonio (Vienybės) Square

Alvydas Vaitkevičius: I found this picture at booksellers next to Merkurijus without any inscriptions or signs...

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1. Solveiga Lukminaite Kauno Jachtklube 1997 m.
 

Yacht club

Solveiga Lukminaitė: My brightest memories are related to my favourite places in Kaunas, especially Kaunas yacht club.

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tarnausku seima sventinis pasiplaukiojimas nemunu
 

Bridge for Vytautas Magnus

1 photographPovilas (first to the right) and Vandas (second to the left), Tarnauskas, restaurant "Versalis" shareholders, festive visit to Nemunas.

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