On the 22nd of March, the Culture Centre in Varėna hosted a traditional event – the national song festival “Songs from the exile”. The target of the event is to creatively and courageously commemorate the year of the partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas and the largest mass deportation operation of the Baltic population “Priboi” (“The beat of the waves”), which took place on the 25-28th of March, 1949. More…

On the 27-28th of March, a seminar “Understanding and presentation of the history on occupations” was held in Kedainiai Multicultural Centre for teachers, educationalists and museum workers. More…

A centennial of the birth of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas was solemnly commemorated on the 6th of March in Alytus. The ceremonial events took place at the Independence Angel Monument and  Alytus city theatre. The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania has announced 2018 the Year of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas. Alytus city municipality organised the celebration on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas. More…