Cultural memories of the provisional and Lithuanian Republic capitals : essay of comparative analysis

Comparison of the evolution of cultural memory in Lithuania's Provisional and current capitals leads to some conclusions. Firstly, it can be maintained that cultural memory in Lithuania's two capitals has been a phenomenon which underwent constant changes. It is worth noting that fundamental changes occurred in the second decade of the Independent Republics. Cultural memory underwent serious transformations in the period of" 1929- 1931 in the Provisional capital and changes started in approximately 10-15 years of the Independence of the Republic of Lithuania in nowadays Vilnius. Two different directions of changes can be identified in the two capitals: communicative memory transformed into cultural in the Provisional capital by accumulating the visions of the old history of Lithuania. Meanwhile the process observed in Vilnius was opposite: cultural memory that dominated in the Reform Movement period and was built on the pictures of the old Grand Dukes started adopting those elements of communicative cultural memory mainly that were biased on the events of 1939-1940, fights of Lithuanian partisans. The period of approximately 15 years, after which transformations in cultural memory began in the both capitals, is a phenomenon worth comprehensive studies. A working hypothesis explaining this phenomenon could be construed on generation change although this presumption should be double-checked.However, having reviewed the situation in the two capitals as well as in two societies of Lithuania, the biggest identifiable difference is the same result of the relationship between cultural memory and society. Undoubtedly, cultural memory of the Provisional capital has heavily predetermined the formation of the new identity of Lithuanians and shaped the modern Lithuanian nation. Analysis of Vilnius cultural memory points out at contrary results. Incapacity to develop cultural memory strategy in Vilnius conditioned that not only incomplete sites of memory were formed but it also lead to a rather serious societal counter-disposition