Period 112SITES OF MEMORY

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

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

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

Elena: "While drinking my morning tea, I read an article about the old Kaunas movie theatres:" It's incredible, but today in Kaunas, out of almost 40 old movie theatres, only one had survived and is still operating.

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

Stasys: "Since I lived up the hill in the city, in Vaižgantas street, I used to go past the cemetery to work.

Lolita: "Gimiau ir augau Kauko alėjoje (kai gimiau, ji tuo metu dar vadinosi S.

Gintaras: Posters started to appear in Kaunas, just like in Vilnius, after the bloody events of January 13.

Fruma: "We were hiding in Petrašiūnai, a place that was not considered to be part of the city.

Sculptor Robertas Antinis sharing his memories about  people of Laisvės avenue and Kaunas (2014).

Eugenija: "I lived nearby.

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

The funniest part was to spin circles around the monument with my Nikon, which was used but still great.

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

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Alma: It is very nice to remember how people would gather in the Oakwood Park.

Menininko Gyčio Dovydaičio dokumentinis filmas-reportažas apie Kaunas 2022 organizuoto Istorijų festivalio 2019 centrą – Ramybės parką (Kauno senąsias kapines) – ir jo kaimynystėje gyvenačius kauniečius.

Gintaras: In Vilniaus Street, next to the underground passage, there is a building with niches, in which three little sculptures were placed.

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