Field of Sacrifice

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The Field of Sacrifice – a name engraved on paving slabs in front of the City Garden – is a tragic tribute to the 19-year-old Kaunas hero Romas Kalanta, who, in 1972, set himself alight in protest at Soviet rule.

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