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Der Berg der Kreuze in der Nähe von Šiauliai ist von großer Bedeutung für das Nationalbewusstsein der Litauer. Während der sowjetischen Okkupation wurden tausende Kreuze für die Opfer der Gewaltherrschaft aufgestellt. So wurde der Wallfahrtsort zu dem politischen Symbol gegen die Herrschaft der Sowjets in Litauen. - The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania is very important for the national identity of the Lithuanians. During the Soviet occupation, thousands of crosses were set up for the victims of the tyranny. The place of pilgrimage thus became the political symbol against the rule of the Soviets in Lithuania.
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Zoonar/Konrad Weiss