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On our way to Druskinikai we stopped off at Grutas Park.The theme park was created in the wetlands of the Dzūkija National Park. Many of its features are re-creations of Soviet Gulag prison camps: wooden paths, guard towers, and barbed-wire fences, plus weapons and vehicles from the soviet era.Image may be NSFW.
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The park also contains playgrounds and a café, where we sampled a typical soldiers meal – weak beetroot soup on aluminium plates, and drank some Gira, a local brew made from fermented rye or black bread that is an acquired taste.Image may be NSFW.
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There are 86 statues, by 46 different sculptors, of the main Communist leaders and thinkers, (including Lithuanian socialist activists) such as Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Karl Marx.Image may be NSFW.
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One sculpture of the “Four Communards” is jokingly referred to as “waiting for a lift“.Image may be NSFW.
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There is also an office block containing posters and memorabilia.Image may be NSFW.
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It includes what is supposed to be a model of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.Image may be NSFW.
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We spent an interesting few hours there before heading on to Druskininkai (see previous post)
