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Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

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1951 deportation operation Autumn

Everyday life during the years of exile

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Neighbours coming to visit Janina, the baby daughter of Jonas and Ona Čiulada, born in exile. From left: Feodor Davgeliuk and his wife and sons; Janina Arlauskienė with her sons Jonas and Pranas; Jonas and Aldona Čiuladaos, Antanas and Janina Arlauskas with their daughters Onutė and Irutė; Kazimieras and Marytė Perednis, Ona Čiuladienė and her daughter Onutė. Vosmaya, Chaya district, Tomsk Oblast, 1957.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportees (from left): Antanas Arlauskas, Kazimieras Perednis, Jonas Arlauskas and Jonas Čiulada. Vosmaya, Chaya district, Tomsk Oblast, 1954.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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A photograph of Ukrainian deportees' wedding, donated by 1951 deported Čiulada family. Vosmaya, Chaya district, Tomsk Oblast, 1955.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee families of Jasnauskas, Malinauskas and Dubonis in front of the house where they all lived. Komarovka, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1955-1956.

From LGGRTC

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1951 deportees. In the first row (from left): Danutė Valerija Jusytė, Vytautas Bručas, Kęstutis Akelis, Algimantas Akelis, Kęstutis Malinauskas; in the second row (from left): Danutė Rapkevičiūtė, Adelė Lalaitė (deported in 1952), Povilas Malinauskas, Vida Bručaitė-Būdienė, Ona Akelienė, Jonas Jasnauskas, Aldona Rapkevičiūtė, (unidentified person) and Antanas Rapkevičius. Komarovka, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1952-1953.

From LGGRTC

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Deportees from Komarovka and Kopylov at the school where they were initially temporarily housed. From left, Aldona Rapkevičiutė is first, Vida Bručaitė is third, Juzė Dubonytė is fourth, Emilija Rapkevičiūtė is fifth, Stefanija Jasnauskaitė is sixth (in a white scarf), and Stanislovas Bedalis is tenth. All of them were deported in October 1951. Komarovka, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1954.

From LGGRTC

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A group of non-professional Lithuanian artists who were deported in different years. Seated in the first row (from left): Algimantas Liepa, Ona Surdokaitė, Juozas Kaminskas; in the second row (from left): Vladas Antanavičius, Juozas Janulevičius, Algirdas Liudvinaitis, Antanas Kunigėlis; in the third row (from left): Petronė Griškelytė, Benė Antanavičiūtė, Julija Matukynaitė, Česė Kočiūnaitė. Tungusskiy Bor, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1955-1956.

From LGGRTC

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1951 deportees (from left): Ona Urbonaitė, Aldona Rapkauskaitė, Ona Buškauskaitė, Zuzana Urbonaitė. Tungusskiy Bor, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1954-1955.

From LGGRTC

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1951 deportees (from left): Stasys Kočiūnas, Aldona Kuncaitė, Albina Kuncaitė, Juozas Kunca. Tungusskiy Bor, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1955.

From LGGRTC

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From left: Angelė Griškelytė, Lionė Ališauskaitė, Marytė Janulevičiūtė, Aldona Kuncaitė, Česė Kočiūnaitė. Tungusskiy Bor, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1955-1956.

From LGGRTC

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1951 deportees Aldona Rapkauskaitė (left) and Benė Antanavičiūtė (right) in 1951. Tungusskiy Bor, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1958.

From LGGRTC

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1951 deportees Jurgis Akelis (left) and Juozas Kaminskas (right). Tungusskiy Bor, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1957.

From LGGRTC

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Selection of non-professional groups for the Tomsk Festival of Arts. On the stage, second from the left, Petronėlė Janina Matukynaitė, 1951 deportee, is standing. Baturino, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1954.

From LGGRTC

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Selection of non-professional groups for the Tomsk Festival of the Arts. 1951 Lithuanian deportees took part in the selection. Baturino, Asinovsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1954.

From LGGRTC

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Deportee Konstancija Karčiauskaitė (Ručienė) embroidering a needlework. The photo taken on the eve of her departure to Lithuania. Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, 1958.

From LGGRTC

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Excerpt from the 1951 deportee’s Ferdinandas Algis Tamašiūnas diary about Easter in exile. Karelino, Verkhneketsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 5 April 1953.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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Lithuanian deportees celebrating Pentecost. In the middle with a shawl sits 1951 deportee Uršulė Ščiukienė, in front: her granddaughters Janina and Rasa, above her on the right – her daughter-in-law Petrė Ščiukienė; above, second from the left – her son Juozas Ščiuka. Staroye Yugin, Kargasoksky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1955.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

Pillowcases embroidered by 1951 deportee Ona Čepienė (Stasiulevičiūtė). Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, 1953-1956.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

Pillowcase and tablecloth, embroidered by 1951 deportee Teofilė Stankevičienė (Stasiulevičiūtė). Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, 1954-1958.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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Children of deportees. 1951 deportee Jonas Gvazdauskas is sitting with a harmonica. Lyubino, Teguldetsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1958. Photographer Petras Gvazdauskas.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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A gathering of Lithuanian deportees living in the village of Lyubino. The family of Juozas and Elžbieta Gvazdauskas was deported here in October 1951. Teguldetsky district, Tomsk Oblast, 1955. Photographer Petras Gvazdauskas.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee, coach Petras Valiušaitis with his cup-winning team Shakhtyor. Cheremkhovo, Irkutsk Oblast, c. 1958.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee, coach Petras Valiušaitis, with teams of female athletes. Cheremchovo, Irkutsk Oblast, 1950’s.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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Cups won by basketball teams coached by 1951 deportee, coach Petras Valiušaitis. Cheremkhovo, Irkutsk Oblast, 1955-1966.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1st degree diploma awarded to coach Petras Valiušaitis. The women's basketball team coached by him won 1st place in the Irkutsk Oblast championship. 1966.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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Deportees playing dice lotto. Sitting (from left): first – Anatoly Ageyev, fourth – Juozas Braukyla, seventh – 1951 deportee Stasys Kieras. Kharkhatay, Irkutsk Oblast, 1951-1952.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee Petras Dimša with a harmonica and Jonas Jašiškis (first on the right). Khanzhinovo, Tyretsky district, Irkutsk Oblast, around 1956.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee Aleksandras Bagdonas playing with a baby bear. Tagna, Ikey district, Irkutsk Oblast, 1952.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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Lithuanian deportees celebrating the end of sowing work. 1951 deportee families Urnikis and Butkus are taking part in the celebration. Third department of the Stalinets Soviet Farm, Uzhur district, Krasnoyarsk Krai, c. 1953.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee Jurgis Juozas Menkevičius (front) with collective farm worker Ivan Vorobyev. Ilansky, Ilansky district, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 1956.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee Jurgis Juozas Menkevičius with his sister Ona (centre) and his wife sailing a boat across the swollen Poyma River. Ilansky, Ilansky district, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 27 September 1953.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee Jurgis Juozas Menkevičius (in the centre) sitting with other fellow farm workers outside his house. Ilansky, Ilansky district, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 1956.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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1951 deportee sisters Vidminė Veronika Penkauskaitė (left) and Janina Žibutė (right) Penkauskaitė. Karlovka, Achinsky district, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 1954.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)

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Deportee Vidminė Veronika Penkauskaitė with national costumes. Karlovka, Achinsky district, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 1954.

From the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (OLKM)