The Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

01. What is a political prisoner? What actions does a person need to be accused of in order to
be considered a political prisoner?
He needs to break a political rule and he would be on one of the different cameras for
example if the person says something bad about the government

02. Find three examples of political prisoners from Lithuania on the Internet. Briefly describe
who they were and what they did that made them a political prisoner. Also, include your
sources for the information that you find.
Vanda Valiute- She was arrested in 1946 at age of 19, because her parents had helped an uncle and cousin hiding
in the forest to fight against the Soviets. And after 75 years in Siberia she returned to her homeland Lithuania

Zemaite- she was imprisoned for a political article. After prison Zemaite she got pneumonia
and then she died.

Vincas Kudirka- During his studies, he was a member of the revolutionary organization Great Proletariat, for
which he was arrested and got kicked out from the university in 1885.
 03. According to the museum tour guide, what were some differences of life in prison before
and after the death of Joseph Stalin? How did these changes impact the prisoners?
Comfortable things for their cells

04. How is the information you learned at the museum connected to sustainable development
goal 16: peace, justice, and strong institutions? (visit www.globalgoals.org for help
answering this question) Everyone needs to have same rights and the government was
really unfair people were strong so some survived and came back

05. Who were the Lithuanian Freedom Fighters? What role did they play in the Soviet
occupation? The museum guide spoke about this. List the source where you found the
information, if you use the Internet for your answer. I don’t know the source It was just
the text that came first to my eyes I didn’t even enter any link

Lithuanian Freedom Fighters (LFF) fought for almost a decade (1944-1953) against the
Soviets who occupied their country after World War II. This research focuses on LFF
tactics that enabled them to oppose greatly superior Soviet forces for an extended
period of time and on the factors that resulted in eventual defeat of LFF armed
resistance.
 06. What types of people were sent to Siberia? Why do you think they were sent there? The
museum guide spoke about this. If you use the Internet for this answer, include your
source.

I didn’t use any source but I know one his name was Vincas Kudirka and he was a member of
Great Proletariat that’s why he became a political prisoner