A Lithuanian youth project „Mission Siberia“ presented in Prague through the experiences of the mission participants
Dec. 6, Embassy of Lithuania together with the CEELI Institute in Prague held an event presenting a project by a Lithuanian youth organization "Mission Siberia 2016," accompanied by an opening of the photo exhibition showcasing a decade of the project‘s work, and a panel discussion. As the Ambassador of Lithuania to the Czech Republic, Edvilas Raudonikis, said in his opening remarks, “the purpose of such events is to remind us of the horrific fate that fell onto a large segment of the Lithuanian nation and to show us how the young Lithuanians today seek to reconnect with their nation’s past and build bridges to the future.”
The discussion that followed the presentation centered around the question of „Why is it important to know your history?.“ Among the panelists were two of the members of the expedition Karolina Tamašauskaitė and Simonas Javitas, head of the project www.gulag.cz, Štěpán Černoušek, managing director of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, Neela Winkelmann, and the director of the Sakharov Museum and Public Centre, Sergei Lukashevski.
