Period 112SITES OF MEMORY

(Saulius Eduardas Pauliukonis, actor of Šiauliai Drama Theatre, former actor of Kaunas Pantomime troupe, who worked in Kaunas Drama Theatre with director J.

Petras Vileišis Square (or Smėlynė, as it was called by the residents of Kaunas) was a place famous for horse racing.

1 photographLili Kristina Vaičekauskaitė-Čepauskienė (2014): Me and my mother in the Oakwood Park in1947.

The ice rink in front of the State Institute of Physical Education was a favourite place for the youth of Žaliakalnis

Laumė café that was working during the Soviet times was famous for its good coffee and sweets but the most important thing there was the sense of community.

Birutė: "It was a long time ago...When in 1955 I‘ve settled down in Kaunas together with my parents and saw the sculptures of lions in the Garden of the War Museum, I was so surprised.

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

Audronė: „Katedros šventorius buvo atskirtas plačia tvora, viduje buvo parduotuvytės.

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

Asija: “In the evenings, Laisvės Avenue was full of people.

Gintaras Vitulskis: After the war, when the wooden cinema Lyra (Lyre) burned to the ground, and Taika (Peace) cinema theatre had not been built yet, the Methodist church was nationalized and turned into a cinema theatre.

Arūnas: “I spent my childhood and youth in Kaunas.

Audronė: „Prie Neries nevyko nieko įdomaus.

Alvydas Vaitkevičius: A note on the monument of Salomėja Nėris: I remember it standing there.

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

In December, 2018 The lions that are protecting the entrance to Vytautas Magnus War Museum commemorate their 85th anniversary.

Galina: “Formerly, the Christmas tree was decorated at Vienybės (Unity) Square.

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