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category Šiauliai in Postwar Period
category Šiauliai in Postwar Period
Šiauliai in the Soviet System
In the city’s general plan, developed in the beginning of the 7th decade of the 20th century, Šiauliai was designed as an industrial and cultural centre of Northern Lithuania. During the Soviet period, the city began to grow rapidly... Read more
01
Feb
2018
Industrial Situation in the City
In 1950, there were already 27 enterprises in Šiauliai – only by one third less than before the city’s bombarding during the Second World War. The most distinguished were representatives of leather, textile and knitwear products. ... Read more
01
Feb
2018
Education in the Soviet Period
In 1951, the schools destroyed during the war were rebuilt, but in the beginning there were not enough places in them, later the situation began changing. The level of educatedness in the city grew first due to the strengthening facili... Read more
01
Feb
2018
Cultural Life
A significant contribution to the formation of the regional cultural centre in the city was made by Šiauliai ‘Aušra’ Museum – the institution around which cultural life was revolving during the interwar period and during the wa... Read more
01
Feb
2018
Šiauliai and Sąjūdis Activities
From the very beginning, Šiauliai community with the representatives of local intellectuals took active part in the activities of the initiative group of Lithuanian reform movement Sąjūdis. After little more than a month when this g... Read more
01
Feb
2018