Kauno istorijos metraštis 2003 nr. 4

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  • research article
    Antanaitis, Kastytis
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 195-200
      38  59
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    The death of Romas Kalanta in the contemporary West German press
    [Romo Kalantos mirtis Vakarų Vokietijos spaudoje]
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    Fuchs, Klaus
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 79-109
      37  48
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    Vaičenonis, Jonas
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 177-179
      43  49
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    Psichologinis lūžis ir valdžia
    [The psychological break and the authorities (1968-1973)]
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    Genzelis, Bronislovas
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 9-13
      55  84
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    R. Kalantos įvykių atgarsiai Lietuvoje pagal KGB operatyvinę informaciją
    [The comments on R. Kalanta's events according to the KGB operative information]
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    Gudaitis, Nerijus
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 27-33
      65  85
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    Sovietinių partinių institucijų reakcija į 1972 m. įvykius Kaune
    [The reaction of the Soviet institutions towards civil disorders in Kaunas in 1972]
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    Antanaitis, Kastytis
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 15-26
    The two-days long demonstrations, civil disorder and public anti-Soviet speeches in Kaunas had shocked the Communist regime in Lithuania in 1972. Despite of the fact that about two or three thousand young people were involved in the demonstrations, and the Communists used military force against them, after the suppression of the unrest the Soviets did not start any large-scale repressive measures. The major reason for such behaviour was that the foreign policy of the USSR in 1972 was turned towards détente and cooperation with the USA. Any kind of political instability and mass victimisation was highly dangerous for the diplomatic negotiations with the leaders of the USA. The Soviet Lithuania leaders and the Communist party institutions were also interested in hiding the real nature of the civil disorder because it was their short-sighted policy that provoked the demonstrations. R.Kalanta was declared a mentally ill person, and the anti-Soviet demonstration was interpreted as the riots of hooligans. At the same time, the Communist leaders such as the first secretary of the Lithuanian Communist party A.Sniečkus were afraid of possible criticism from Moscow. They tried to describe the demonstrations and fights with militia as simple acts of violence provoked by anti-Soviet intellectuals. The result of such efforts was the new accepted policy that accused Lithuanian intellectuals and artists of sympathies towards the West. The Communist party and the KGB soon started new purging of the writers and theatre people in Kaunas as well as in all Lithuania.
      76  78
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    1972 metų gegužės įvykiai liudininkų akimis
    [The events in May 1972 in the eyes of witnesses]
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    Tverkutė, Rūta
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 35-47
      401  85
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    Jaunimo kultūrinė rezistencija sovietmečiu : žygeivių klubas "Ąžuolas"
    [Cultural resistance of youth in Soviet period: the hikers' club "Ąžuolas"]
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    Anglickienė, Laimutė
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 165-176
    The club of žygeiviai (Hikers) “Ąžuolas” (the Oak) and its activities are the main focus object of the present article. One period of this club is analysed, i.e. from the end of 1960s till 1980, when Šarūnas Boruta was the leader. During this period, between thirty or fifty people were members of this club. They were very active people and most of them took part not only in the movement of žygeiviai, but also in the ethnic cultural, religious and political activities. The žygeiviai movement was a well-organised movement with well-defined goals that were formulated and presented in the documents of the Punia Pact and the Tourists’ Statute (1966). The main idea of those documents was “Not a single hike without an aim!” The Lithuanian name ‘žygeivis’ was coined in 1968 to dissociate them from all the other tourists such as holidaymakers or excursionists. The group used to visit places which where important for the Lithuanian State and culture. They used to organise voluntary work to help maintain the old Lithuanian cultural heritage. They also were greatly interested in ethnic culture. People learnt about old folk customs and songs, tried to revive the celebration of old Lithuanian feasts such as Midsummer Day (Rasos), All Soul’s Day (Vėlinės), Christmas, and Shrovetide. The third aim was physical training. The group used to go on long hikes on foot. They used to paddle canoes, go skiing in the winter and climb the mountains in the summer. “Ąžuolas” obeyed the rules, which were obligatory for every hiker. The principle of absolute abstinence was obtained in Šarūnas’ group. Žygeiviai also observed environmental principles; they never polluted nature but preserved it actively.
      54  94
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    Modris Tenisonas ir nonkorformizmas Lietuvos teatre
    [Modris Tenison's and nonconformist theatre in Lithuania]
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    Klivis, Edgaras
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 119-125
      41  61
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    1972 metų įvykiai Kauno šaltojo karo kontekste ir jų įtaka lietuviškai kultūrai
    [The events of 1972 in Kaunas in the context of the cold war and their impact on lithuanian culture]
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    Bulota, Rytis
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 111-117
      64  48
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    1972 metų Kauno įvykių atspindžiai išeivijos spaudoje
    [The reflections of Kaunas events in May 1972 in the lithuanian diaspora periodicals]
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    Saldukas, Linas
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU, 2003, p. 57-63
      31  40
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    Jaunimo kultūrinė rezistencija sovietmečiu : hipių kultūrinės idėjos Lietuvoje
    [Cultural resistance of youth in Soviet period: traits of hippies' subculture in Lithuania]
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    Ramanauskaitė, Egidija
    Kauno istorijos metraštis. T. 4. Kaunas : VDU leidykla, 2003, p. 127-163
    The author presents a cultural movement of youth in 1960s against the Soviet ideologization. The present study is an anthropological analysis of Kaunas group of youth named Company, whose members identified themselves with hippies. The main method of investigation is a semi-structured interview of the members of the Company group. The oral history, biographical method, analysis of group documents and data from different articles in the press of the Soviet period were employed. The “snow ball” method was applied for the selection of respondents. The author discusses this cultural phenomenon in the context of the Western youth vanguard culture that influenced the spread of rock music, hippies’ ideas of freedom and youth fashion in Lithuania. Another context is the social environment of the Soviet Lithuanian Republic, where those ideas were interpreted. The concept of cultural resistance is revealed via the examples of various cultural activities of the group. First of all, the author discusses some biographical details of the members of Company as well as the environment of the old town of Kaunas, where the people from the investigated group lived and acted in 1960s. Their intercourse with families and school is discussed. Furthermore, their ideas of fashion and self-expression are presented.
      355  313