My apologies for a huge mistake I made about Algimantas Jomantas.
He was born in August 1934 and passed away on Lithuania's Independence day February 16, 2004.
Lithuania gained its Independence on February 16, 1918 by proclaiming it, as it did again on March 11, 1990. Lithuania was the first of the Soviet Union republics [?] that declared Independence as the Union dissolved.
Independence was lost in 1795 and once again in June of 1940.
I mention this because ALGIMANTAS JOMANTAS's movie LITHUANIA 1993 depicts how Lithuania looked in 1993.
Algimantas could draw comparisons to when he was a child of 10 in 1944 and fifty years later.
This movie, LITHUANIA 1993, deserves being watched for this reason - his visual portrait and his personal comments. It is also worth watching to see how much has changed under an Independent Lithuania and how quickly the Lithuanians wanted to remove old oppressive symbols, rebuild and renovate their treasured buildings, monuments, churches, etc. Also, to construct new modern structures, hotels, commercial buildings, malls, airports, seaport and infrastructure in general.
SEE LITHUANIA 1993 again or if you haven't - save the link to return to see it On Demand and forward it to Friends - share it. If you don't have time, make time or see it in installements.
There is so little worth watching. This is more than worth watching. Its a MUST SEE.
http://raymondbalta.blogspot.com/2012/01/lithuania-1993-revised.html
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