Lithuanian Men in the Forced Soviet Army
An Alien World – Under the Influence of Propaganda
Gallery
It is an old truth that an enemy, with a goal of subjugating another nation, does not stop at occupying its territory.
The struggle continues in order to break the spirit of the occupied…
The party considered schools and the army to be particularly important institutions for russification and propaganda.
A Lithuanian soldier next to the unit flag. On the back of the photo, there is a dedication with the regiment commander’s signature and stamp.
Location unknown, 1953. Photo author unknown
Personal archive of Eugenijus Peikštenis
Soldier Jonas in the Soviet Army in the Arctic. The inscription on the back of the photo is to his brother and his family.
Location unknown, 1955. Photo author unknown
Personal archive of Eugenijus Peikštenis
Soldier D. J. Varaksas’s next to the unit flag. On the back of the photo, there is a dedication, written by 16th Lithuanian Rifle Division Battalion Commander Volfas Vilenskis.
Location unknown, 1953. Photo author unknown
Personal archive of Eugenijus Peikštenis
A Soviet soldier in Afghanistan next to the propaganda billboard.
Afghanistan, 1979–1981. Photo author unknown
Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights
A military training lesson at school.
Occupied Lithuania, 1970s–1980s. Photo author unknown
Personal archive of Raimundas Kaminskas
Jonas Griežė in the Soviet Army (in the middle of the top row), in the “red corner” with his brothers in arms.
RSFSR (Novaya Zemlya), 1978–1980. Photo author unknown
Personal archive of Jonas Griežė