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Lithuania (Lietuva) was the last Baltic republic to be completely annexed by the Soviet Union (1945), the one that resisted the most (with armed resistance until 1965, and active individuals into the 1980's), and the first to restore independence (in 1990; recognized in 1991).

During Soviet rule, especially the first decade, there were mass deportation of Lithuanians to remote regions of the Soviet Union, as well as on-going repression of the Lithuanians in their homeland.

Since the 1940's the Soviets established a prison and headquarters in this building, on Lenino prospektas (now Gedimino prospektas), in Vilnius. The KGB left it only in August 1991.

The day of this photo, four years later, this woman was outside the former prison, campaigning for public ownership and study of the KGB / Communist Party's archives about the genocide of Lithuanians (deportation and repression during the Soviet rule).

Nowadays this former KGB prison is the Museum of Genocide Victims (Genocido aukų muziejus). It is run by the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania (Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras).

Approximate location: 54.688587, 25.2705503.

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Neužmirškime, komunizmo fanatikų praktikus!

Neužmirškime, komunizmo fanatikų praktikus! (Let us not forget the communist fanatics practitioners!)
It seems most Lithuanians were not happy under Soviet rule. These posters were on an outside wall of the former KGB headquarters, a building on Lenino prospektas (now Gedimino prospektas), in Vilnius, Lithuania (Lietuva), in August 1995. Since the 1940's the Soviets established a prison and headquarters in this building. The KGB left it only in August 1991.
Lithuania was the last Baltic republic to be completely annexed by the Soviet Union (1945), the one that resisted the most (with armed resistance until 1965, and active individuals into the 1980's), and the first to restore independence (in 1990; recognized in 1991).
During Soviet rule, especially the first decade, there were mass deportation of Lithuanians to remote regions of the Soviet Union, as well as on-going repression of the Lithuanians in their homeland.
Approximate location: 54.688587, 25.2705503.

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Fantasma da Era Soviética

Há 14 anos (1995) na estação ferroviária de Vilnius, na Lituânia reparei neste comboio, circulando entre o enclave russo de Kaliningrado (Калининград, Karaliaučius, Königsberg, Królewiec) e São Petersburgo (Санкт-Петербург, Sankt-Peterburg, antiga Leningrado).
Isto foi fotografado quatro anos após a dissolução da União Soviética e do retorno do nome de Leningrado para São Petersburgo. No entanto, entre as janelas, o antigo brasão da União Soviética foi apenas pintado de verde. E a placa com o nome do comboio (Янтарный берег, "Costa de Âmbar") continua a exibir o nome antigo de Leningrado (Ленинград) em vez de São Petersburgo.

Location: / Localização: 54.6700713, 25.284546.

14 years ago (1995) in Vilnius Train Station, Lithuania I spotted this train, on its way between the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad (Калининград, Karaliaučius, Königsberg, Królewiec) and Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург​, Sankt-Peterburg, former Leningrad).
This was shot four years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the renaming back of Leningrad to Saint Petersburg. However, between the windows, the former Coat of arms of the Soviet Union was just painted green. And the plaque with the name of the train (Янтарный берег, "Amber Coast") still displays the old name of Leningrad (Ленинград) instead of Saint Petersburg.

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Taksofonas

Estive na Lituânia em 1995, cinco anos após a separação e independência da União Soviética. Encontrei algumas coisas que ainda eram herança da era soviética, bem como tendências mais recentes (por exemplo, as roupas das gerações mais velhas e mais novas). Encontrei cabines telefónicas públicas que funcionavam com cartões telefónicos moderno, mas encontrei também estes Taksofonas. Se bem lembro o que eles me disseram, os velhos taksofonas soviéticos funcionavam com moedas de rublos ou kopeks soviéticos. Após a independência, as novas autoridades lituanas não se incomodaram a alterar esses telefones para utilização da nova moeda (o litas). Assim, em Vilnius, eles deixaram o taksofonas operando apenas em chamadas gratuitas dentro dos limites da cidade. Se me falha alguma coisa nesta história, corrijam-me. Creio que isto foi fotografado algures ao lado da Gedimino prospektas, entre Katedros aikštė e Lukiškės aikštė. Talvez as cabines de taksofonas já lá não estejam.
Approximate location: / Localização aproximada: 54.6872908, 25.2794659.
I was in Lithuania in 1995, five years after the independence from the Soviet Union. I found some things that were still heritage from the Soviet times, as well as newer trends (for example the clothes of the older and newer generations). I found public telephone boxes, that operated with modern phone cards, but I found also these Taksofonas. If I recall what they said me, the taksofonas were old Soviet phones that operated with Soviet ruble coins (or the smaller kopeks). After independence, the new Lithuanian authorities didn't bother to alter these phones to use the new currency (the litas). So, in Vilnius they left the taksofonas operating only in free calls within the city limits. If I mistake something in this story, please correct me.I guess this shot was somewhere beside Gedimino prospektas, between Katedros aikštė and Lukiškės aikštė. Maybe the taksofonas booths are no longer there.

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Alma Mater Vilnensis

Vilniaus Universitetas (Universidade de Vilnius) é a maior e mais antiga universidade na Lituânia e uma das mais antigas na Europa, criada pelos jesuítas no século XVI. Tinha características internacionais; no fim do século tinha entre os seus professores 7 lituanianos, 7 polacos, 5 mazovianos, 3 posnanianos, 3 russos, 2 espanhóis, 1 suábio, 1 inglês, 1 português, 1 samogiciano, 1 prussiano.
Esta foto tirada no Grande Pátio (Didysis kiemas). As palavras latinas Alma Mater significam "mãe alimentadora, ou criadora" e referem-se normalmente à universidade ou faculdade onde a pessoa se formou.
Ago.1995. Location: / Localização: 54.6825649, 25.2877378.
Vilniaus Universitetas (Vilnius University) the oldest and largest university in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Europe, created by the Jesuits in the 16th century. It had international characteristics; by the end of the century among its professors it had 7 Lithuanians, 7 Poles, 5 Masovians, 3 Poznanians, 3 Russians, 2 Spaniards, 1 Swabian, 1 English, 1 Portuguese, 1 Samogitian, 1 Prussian.
This photo was shot in in the Grand Courtyard (Didysis kiemas). The Latin words Alma Mater mean "bountiful, kind or nourishing mother" and it is used usually to refer to the university or college from which one graduated.

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