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SOVIET OCCUPATION

1940-1941...1944-1990

The first Soviet occupation (1940-1941). When the Soviet occupation started in 1940, mainly political prisoners were imprisoned in the Ninth Fort before sending them to exile to far-away places in the Soviet Union. The exposition introduces the visitors to the famous social actors of that time who were imprisoned in the Ninth Fort: engineer Juozas Enčeris, teacher Kazimieras Baršauskas, Vladas Tiškus, the leader of the Lithuanian Young Farmers’ Circles, Teodoras Reingardas, one of the creators of the Lithuanian freight fleet, Pranas Dielininkaitis, a journalist and doctor in Philosophy, and other peoples’ accusation cases, documents, photos from the places of imprisonment, letters written in Soviet prisons, and other personals belongings.
The second Soviet Occupation (1944-1990). After the return of the Soviets, repressions against the Lithuanian residents continued. In the Exposition of Occupations at Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum, visitors are introduced to the Soviet terror in Lithuania and massive deportations of residents to Siberia. Deportation instructions, places of deportations, photos from camps in Siberia, and personal belongings of political prisoners are exhibited. Special attention is paid to Lithuanian military officers who were imprisoned in camps in Norilsk by the Soviet authorities. Photos, personal belongings, and uniforms are exhibited.
During all Soviet period, resistance to the regime took place, first manifested as an armed partisan war and later changed by passive resistance. The history of resistance to the Soviet regime is presented by the parts of the Exposition of Occupations devoted to the activities of the Lithuanian Freedom Fighters’ Union (LLKS) in Lithuania and in the camps in Siberia, as well as Romas Kalanta who publicly burned himself and provoked a huge reaction in society. One can see personal Kalanta’s belongings, expertise conclusions on his death, and the remaining parts of his clothes after death.