Exhibition at Parliament. Homage to Lithuanians who passed deportations
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An exhibition of the Museum of Victims of Genocide at the Center for Genocide and Resistance of the Population of Lithuania is hosted this week by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
The exhibition "Under the sky, Lithuanians in the USSR camps and places of exile, 1940 - 1958" is a tribute to Lithuanians who have gone through the horrors of deportations, exile and camps, but also a commitment to keep alive the memory of history and the desire to avoid repeating these atrocities.
Deputy Valentina Rotaru, a member of the Moldova-Lithuania friendship group, mentioned about the importance of memory and awareness of history in order not to allow it to be repeated.
The 20 panels depict the deportation of Lithuanian citizens and their detention in the camps. The exhibition contains several materials that were not exposed previously: photographs, documents, letter sheets and intimate logs, drawings, and scenes shot in secret. The exhibited materials are from the funds of the Special Archives and the Lithuanian State Central Archives, the Lithuanian National Museum, the Museum of Deportations, Exile and Resistance in Kaunas, the "Alka" Museum of the Žemaitia Region, the Tauragė Regional Museum, and the personal archives of many people .
Until this hour, the exhibition was hosted by the European Parliament, the exhibits being subsequently presented in Poland, France and the United Kingdom.
The organizers of the exhibition are the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Moldova and the State Program "Recovery and Historical Recovery of the Memory of the Victims of the Totalitarian-Communist Regime in Moldovan SSR during 1940-1953".
According to official data, in 1941, as well as in 1945-1953, 132,000 people were exiled from Lithuania, and 150,000 people were sent to prisons and camps.
This year, Lithuania marks 100 years since independence. As a sign of solidarity with this country, on 16 February, when Lithuania celebrated its national day, the Parliament building was illuminated in the colors of the Lithuanian flag.
The exhibition "Under the sky, Lithuanians in the USSR camps and places of exile, 1940 - 1958" is a tribute to Lithuanians who have gone through the horrors of deportations, exile and camps, but also a commitment to keep alive the memory of history and the desire to avoid repeating these atrocities.
Deputy Valentina Rotaru, a member of the Moldova-Lithuania friendship group, mentioned about the importance of memory and awareness of history in order not to allow it to be repeated.
The 20 panels depict the deportation of Lithuanian citizens and their detention in the camps. The exhibition contains several materials that were not exposed previously: photographs, documents, letter sheets and intimate logs, drawings, and scenes shot in secret. The exhibited materials are from the funds of the Special Archives and the Lithuanian State Central Archives, the Lithuanian National Museum, the Museum of Deportations, Exile and Resistance in Kaunas, the "Alka" Museum of the Žemaitia Region, the Tauragė Regional Museum, and the personal archives of many people .
Until this hour, the exhibition was hosted by the European Parliament, the exhibits being subsequently presented in Poland, France and the United Kingdom.
The organizers of the exhibition are the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Moldova and the State Program "Recovery and Historical Recovery of the Memory of the Victims of the Totalitarian-Communist Regime in Moldovan SSR during 1940-1953".
According to official data, in 1941, as well as in 1945-1953, 132,000 people were exiled from Lithuania, and 150,000 people were sent to prisons and camps.
This year, Lithuania marks 100 years since independence. As a sign of solidarity with this country, on 16 February, when Lithuania celebrated its national day, the Parliament building was illuminated in the colors of the Lithuanian flag.