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Red Army Memorial

Year Built:

1984 - Dismantled in 2022

Artist(s): 

Juozas Burneika

Location:

Antakalnio Cemetery

A highly symbolic picture showing three Russian-speaking men (possibly veterans) paying their respect to the Red Army Memorial on Defender of the Fatherland Day 2022. A few hours later, the Russian army would begin its ill-fated invasion of Ukraine. As a consequence, the Lithuanian authorities took the decision to dismantle the memorial and the six statues were taken down (not without controversy) in December 2022.

Forsaken
Modernity.

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