Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction. Engaging Memory and History 1
4. Acknowledgements 7
5. Conversation I. Life Should Be Transparent 9
6. Conversation II. We Could All See That Lithuania Was Trapped 37
7. Conversation III. What Had Happened to the World? 55
8. Conversation IV. To Forgive and Build the Future—These Are the Duties of the Living 65
9. Conversation V. I Was Surrounded by Very Good People 91
10. Conversation VI. I Needed a Change 105
11. Conversation VII. I Saw My Work as a Kind of Mission 125
12. Conversation VIII. The Theatre Suits My Interests and Temperament Perfectly 147
13. Conversation IX. People Developed Close Relationships within “Islands” 183
14. Conversation X. Why Was Faust Redeemed, Even After Making a Pact with the Devil? 199
15. Conversation XI. I Felt a Powerful Connection with My Spiritual Brothers 213
16. Conversation XII. I Regret Nothing, But I Continue to Pay Dearly for My Decisions 243
17. Conversation XIII. It Is Probably Only Possible to Feel a Part of History Once in One’s Lifetime 265
18. In Lieu of an Epilogue. More and More Questions, But Fewer and Fewer Answers 291
19. Appendices. Voices from the Past 299
20. Appendix I. What Questions Matter the Most to Me Now? 303
21. Appendix II. Texts and Statements 310
22. Appendix III. Letters 322
23. Appendix IV. Post Scriptum 333
24. Key Biographical Events 343
25. Photos 347
26. Index 361