As the commemoration of the of the January 13, 1991 approaches, I thought it would be nice to dig up a link a poster from 1991 - a really cool one - depicting a young person (perhaps 16 or 17 years old) being raised above the crowd and holding the Lithuanian flag. The striking feature of this picture was that the foreground showed a big group the Soviet soldiers, in straigth lines, in helmets and AK-47s. I guess that was one of these pictures that IMHO catch the moment really well - and for some reason it stays in my memory. Alas, I could not find it.
But I found a nice article by T. Venclova, a good friend of Cz.Milosz. It is called "The best way to love our identity" - it touches upon modern Lithuanian history and culture and present realities. So, here it is - for your reading pleasure:
http://www.lituanus.org/2006/06_1_04%20Venclova.htm
4/17/09 Update: I was provided a link to the picture I was referring to -
http://www.lietuvele.com/osc/images/pabudome_ir_kelkimes_atgimimo_dainos.jpg
I wanted to find that postcard, too. Maybe it even lies somewhere among my papers, but... my papers are so many now that it's unlikely to find it.
ReplyDeleteI've come across it by chance, a small and bad quality picture, but look:
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Bigger:
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Aciu - I've updated my blog to include this link.
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