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Period 112SITES OF MEMORY


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1949

Vienybės (Unity) Square after the war

Lili Kristina Vaičekauskaitė-Čepauskienė: If someone is collecting historical material, there is an interesting episode.

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1997

Vytautas Magnus University

Greta: To me, VMU equals study years.

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Lions of the War Museum

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

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Lions of the War Museum

Žilvinas: “My brother and I, we are twins.

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Vilijampolė

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

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Rotušės square

Fruma: "My first childhood memories connected to Kaunas are very warm.

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The Singing Fountain

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

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Didysis ir mažasis ąžuolynas

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

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Kauno pilis

Audronė: „Pilis dabar atrodo visai kitaip.

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Kaunas Trade Union House

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

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Neries krantinė

Audronė: „Prie Neries nevyko nieko įdomaus.

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1940 / 1990

Laisvės avenue during soviet time

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

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1994 / 1998

Fountain in Laisvės Ave

Solveiga Lukminaitė: My memories related to Laisvės alėja (Avenue) are only positive ones.

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1992

Kaunas Castle Bus Stop

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Prieplauka

Audronė: „Prieplaukos krantinę vadindavom cimbruvka.

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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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Lions of the War Museum

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

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1975

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and its dorms

Alma: Some time ago, this university was called Kaunas Polytechnic Institute and the campus was built only around 1975.

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Laisvės Alėja (Freedom Avenue)

Laisvės alėja (Freedom Avenue)

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1990 / 2000

Žvangutis kindergarten

Gabrielė: Early morning.

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