Arkivyskupas Mečislovas Reinys: kalinio Mečislovo Reinio asmens byla Nr. 3145

LTStraipsnyje Lietuvos mokslo visuomenei ir visiems besidomintiems Dievo tarnų bylomis pirmąsyk pristatoma arkivyskupo Mečislovo Reinio byla iš Rusijos Vladimiro (prie Kliazmos) kalėjimo archyvo. Ši kalinio M. Reinio asmens byla Nr. 3145 yra reikšmingas ir, mūsų duomenimis, paskutinis šaltinis tyrinėjant arkivyskupo gyvenimo nelaisvėje metus (1948-1953). Straipsnyje supažindinama ir su ankstesniais šaltiniais - amžininkų atsiminimais, M. Reinio raštais, Lietuvos ypatingojo archyvo (toliau - LYA) dokumentais, - svarbiais nušviečiant arkivyskupo M. Reinio tapimą „valstybiniu nusikaltėliu". Rusijos Federacijos vidaus reikalų ministerija 2010 m. Lietuvos istorikams pirmąsyk sudarė galimybę susipažinti su M. Reinio byla. Šiame straipsnyje nagrinėjama byla yra tarsi tęsinys dar 2005 m. „Genocide ir rezistencijoje" pasirodžiusios publikacijos „Arkivyskupas Mečislovas Reinys: laiškai iš Vladimiro kalėjimo". Prieš šešerius metus spausdintas darbas praplečia ir papildo nagrinėjamą bylą. Bylos dokumentai pagal tematiką sąlygiškai suskirstyti į dešimt grupių. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Archivyskupas Mečislovas Rainys, asmens byla, Lietuva, Sovietinė okupacija; Arkivyskupas; Arkivyskupas Mečislocas Reinys; Kalinys; Kalėjimas; Katalikų Bažnyčia; Reinys, Mečislovas; Vladimiras; Vladimiro kalėjimas; Archbishop; Archbishop Mečislovas Reinys; Archibishop Mečislovas Rainys, personal case, Lithuania, Soviet occcupation; Catholic Church; Prison; Prisoner; Reinys, Mečislovas; Vladimir; Vladimir Prison.

ENThis article, for the first time for the Lithuanian academic community and all parties concerned, presents the case of Archbishop Mečislovas Reinys (3 February 1884-8 November 1953) from the archives of Vladimir Prison. The personal case No. 3145 of Reinys is the last key source in the study of the life of the archbishop while he was imprisoned far away from his native land in 1948-1953. The article also mentions other sources which are important for studying the process of how Archbishop Reinys became a 'state criminal'. These sources include documents such as the memoirs of the archbishops contemporaries and of Dr Gotthold Starke, who spent a year in prison together with Reinys; Reinys' letters to occupying authorities and humorous writings reflecting the moods at that time; Reinys' letters from Vladimir Prison to his sister Julijona Reinytė-Martinėnien (1878-1960), who was the only one to avoid deportation to Siberia; and materials from Reinys' files stored in the Lithuanian Special Archives (LYA, f. K-1, ap. 58, b. P-14999; ap. 45, b. 771). In 2010, the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation provided the author of this article with an opportunity to familiarise herself with the case of Archbishop Reinys. It is this case that this article is dedicated to.This case is a continuation of the study' Archbishop Mečislovas Reinys: letters from Vladimir Prison', which was published in Genocidas ir rezistencija (Genocide and Resistance) magazine in 2005, and expanded and supplemented with the case materials of Vladimir Prison, from which the archbishop sent his letters. The author of the article classified the documents of the case in ten groups, each of which are comprehensively studied in the article. The case in question expands our knowledge about the last years of the life of Archbishop Reinys, allows identify ing the precise date of his death and time of his burial (the place of burial remains unknown) at the town cemetery of Vladimir, located in the vicinity of Vladimir Prison. Documents available from the case testify to Archbishop Rainys' deep faith and trust in God. [text from author]

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