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Grutas ParkGrutas park (also known as Stalin's World) is an exposition of memorial Soviet sculptures and ideological relicts near Druskininkai, about 130 km southeast Vilnius, Lithuania. After Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, all these statues were deconstructed and deposited in different places. Later local entrepreneur Viliumas Malinauskas offered Lithuanian authorities to pass him rights to the sculptures, so he would use his own financing and build a museum. This Soviet theme park was created in swamps of Dzukija national park. Lots of details remind of Soviet Gulag prison camps: wooden paths, guard towers and fences. Though it has lots of irony, some people say it raises painful memories, and establishment of this museum has faced some fierce opposition. The park also contains playgrounds, a mini-zoo and caffees, all containing Soviet symbolism. Exposition The exposition has statues divided into groups of different spheres. Each statue is accompanied by information stand, containing information about crimes of subjects, as almost all (except Marx) were participants of anti-Lithuanian activity. Totalitarian sphere Terror sphere Soviet sphere K.Pozela, J.Greifenberger, K.Giedrys, R.Carnas, E.Tuckus, B.Grikas, V.Rekasius - fighters against Lithuanian independence in 1918-1919. Red sphere - Maryte Melnikaite - soviet partisan
- Other soviet partisans
(mocking idealization of partisans and their crimes) Occupation sphere Various participants of occupation and organizers of mass terror and genocide. Death sphere Organizers and heads of various death squadrons and anti-nationalistic organizations.
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