park dedicated to Stalin

Among the Baltic states, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, Lithuania was the first to gain independence, but not before passing through a year of revolt against the Soviet occupiers, between 1990 and 1991, when the Soviet Union finally recognized its independence. Even if Lithuania, which previous year has adopted the euro, had to wait another two years before we see the last Soviet soldier to leave the country.

With independence, as well as with the fall of communism, even in Lithuania began to destroy the symbols of the hated power, including statue of Stalin. Read More »Lithuania, the park dedicated to Stalin