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Stages of Šiauliai
History
History
Cultural Life, which has Become an Integral Part of the History of Šiauliai
During the years of independence, Šiauliai immediately hastened to organize cultural communities, societies and clubs of like-minded people. The old organizations revived, new ones appeared and life came to the boil in Šiauliai. In 1... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Šiauliai during the First Murderous Soviet Stay
According to the plans of the authorities of the Soviet Union, Šiauliai had to be one of the most important strategic points for the deployment of Soviet troops in the country. The 11th Soviet Army deployed in Joniškis, Linkuva, Kur... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Šiauliai in the Darkness of Nazism
On June 23, 1941, the so-called uprising of June took place, which was used by the new authorities of the occupants’ troops, entering Lithuania three days later. The first Soviet occupation was short and not very successful, and Germ... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Šiauliai at the End of the Second World War
When the Second World War was approaching its end, the location of establishment of Šiauliai became fatal again. From the very beginning of the city’s establishment, the city was criss-crossed by strategically important roads, first... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Organization of Resistance to the Returning Occupant
Still during the war, Šiauliai city was involved in the resistance to the returning Soviet Army. The townsmen were glad for riddance of the yoke of the Nazi, but were not planning to return to the embrace of a new-old occupant. First ... Read more
31
Jan
2018
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