The Partisan war in Lithuanian memory culture after 1990

ENThis chapter explores one particular field of memory culture, namely, the commemorative and preservationist activities at partisan war sites and the actions of society, politicians, and state institutions in confering relevance on such locations. Even after the emotional elation of Lithuania’s national rebirth and the first years of newly restored independence have subsided, the comprehensive study of partisan war sites remains a relevant and critical part of the study of twentieth-century Lithuanian history. During the years of the Sąjūdis reform movement, attitudes towards the partisan war and its legacy on the part of those who suffered at the hands of the occupying regimes played a significant role in the public memory of the emerging Lithuanian state, the results of which can still be felt three decades later. [Publisher annotation]