“Nothing occurs in a vacuum. And monuments seem in locations the place there is no such thing as a management vacuum,” the pinnacle of the nation informed reporters on Thursday.
The sculpture “Studying Woman” devoted to the poet was unveiled within the Youth Backyard in Širvintė.
The concept to perpetuate the reminiscence of J. Marcinkevičius within the metropolis was introduced up by the mayor of the district, Živilė Pinskuvienė, final summer time after the discussions in regards to the monument to the poet in Vilnius.
“I’m glad that this monument discovered the fitting place, the fitting dwelling. The monument could be very tasteful, aesthetic, modest. Similar to the poet Justinas Marcinkevičius was,” stated G. Nausėda.
Photograph of the Workplace of the President/Eitvydas Kinaitis/Monument to Justin Marcinkevičius in Širvintos
“The studying lady is a superb image, we want her to represent a studying nation that cherishes the Lithuanian phrase,” he added.
The initiative to construct a monument to J. Marcinkevičius in Vilnius was additionally taken by the Union of Lithuanian Writers, which wished to erect a monument within the sq. of the author’s identify close to its headquarters within the previous city of Vilnius.
The competitors introduced by her was gained by the “Trilogy” mission of “Architektūros lijina”, however then the dialogue about J. Marcinkevičius’s character was renewed within the society, mentioning the side of his adaptation to the Soviet system.
The mayor of Vilnius, Valdas Benkunskas, then claimed that the municipality would look ahead to the general public’s consensus earlier than giving the inexperienced gentle to such a commemoration of the artist.
“To start with, the leaders of Vilnius themselves should reply the query of whether or not we’ll permit our nice music to change into an elementary sufferer of political, conjunctural video games, or whether or not we’ll rise above it,” stated the nation’s chief.
Poet, playwright, translator, educational and public determine J. Marcinkevičius (1930-2011) printed about 50 poems, youngsters’s poetry, dramaturgy, essays, publicist books throughout his artistic years, amongst his most well-known works are the dramatic trilogy “Mindaugas”, “Mažvydas” , “Cathedral”.
The author was energetic within the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, participated within the actions of Sąjūdis, however some literary specialists and historians have ambiguous assessments of his position and a few of his works within the Soviet period.
In 1957 and 1969, he gained the State Prize of the SSR, in 2001 – the Lithuanian Nationwide Prize for Tradition and Artwork.
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2024-06-07 17:19:00