Period 112SITES OF MEMORY

Writer Markas Zingeris: for me as a child, Laisvės Avenue was both freedom and a promise.

Asija: “The most important place for me was the Sobor.

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

Jolita: My grandparents lived "on the hill", in Vilijampolė.

Gabrielė: Early morning.

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

Audronė: „Prieplaukos krantinę vadindavom cimbruvka.

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.

Saulė: After high school, I got into Kaunas Stepas Žukas Technical School of Applied Arts.

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

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

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

Alvydas: Some time ago, before the monument for Darius and Girėnas, there was a “singing fountain”.

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

Gercas: "Basically, all amateur activities had to go through a selection process.

Alvydas Vaitkevičius: I am sending several photos by a famous photographer from the Soviet times, Stanislovas Lukošius which he gave me before he passed away.

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.

Liuda Riaukienė: “My grandparents Povilas and Vanda Tarnauskai were shareholders of Versalis company.

Asija: ”A protest happened in Ramybės (Serenity) Park, after which it was decided to remove the cemetery located in the park.

Konstantinas: “My childhood passed here, about 80 years ago.