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My family had very positive feelings about the changes after perestroika [25], when Lithuania gained independence [see Reestablishment of the Lithuanian Republic] [26]. Well, this office where I was working happened not to be needed, like many others, and I lost my job in 1992, but my brother supported me all right, and besides, I had my pension. In independent Lithuania I didn’t have to explain anything, when I wanted to travel abroad. We became free citizens of a free country. Besides, I’ve become a rich man. According to the restitution law my parents’ house in Kaunas was given back into my ownership. Now I have real estate, and my family and I go there at weekends. My grandchildren will inherit my house, which was built by my father.
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Year
1992
Location
Lithuania
Interview
Tobijas Jafetas
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