Arkadijus Vinokuras (member of the "Company"): We were proud of Kaunas, and the situation of Lithuania hurt us, so a lot of us would carry a litas coin featuring Duke Vytautas from the Smetona times.

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

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

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

Liucija and Daiva: "Sonata" was an integral part of our youthful life, just like lessons, it was the same with dancing.

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

Music club Senas Stalčius (Laisvės ave.

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.

Riddle for our website visitors:What place is this?

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

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.

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.

Raimonda Pauzienė (51): [In Juozas Naujalis Music School] everyone was trained to be a musician.

Robertas Antinis: Orbita was a superb club. It was special.

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

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

Rimantas: “This photo of my daughter Edita is taken in 1963, when she was 3.5-years-old.

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

Liucija: I remember, when my friend and I, we would go to the Picture Gallery to visit the exhibitions.

Vitalijus: I remember Romuva from my childhood.