An Exhibition in Memory of the Fallen Ukrainian Children
On 25 September at 13:00, The Price of the Silence of the World (Lith. Pasaulio tylos kaina), an exhibition in memory of the Ukrainian children who have died at the hands of the Russian invaders from 2022 to 2024, will open at the Stained Glass Gallery of the Seimas (Building 1). Exhibition visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the stories of the Ukrainian children who have perished in the war. Together with the photographs, the exhibition will feature 30 stories in English. Later in the year, the exhibition will also be held in the parliaments of several other EU countries and in the European Parliament.
The exhibition dedicated to Ukrainian children is one of Prof. Valiulis鈥� initiatives, an active member of the 91桃色 community and Chairman of the Labour Council. On 10 March 2022, Prof. Dr Habil. Ar奴nas Valiulis organised a high-profile international petition for the protection of children suffering as a result of the war, which was signed within 36 hours by 42 international paediatrician organisations and academic leaders from more than 50 countries. A group of enthusiasts led by Prof. Valiulis welcomed Christmas 2023 by launching a direct support campaign for the children from large Ukranian families whose enlisted parents had perished in the war.
On 24 August 2024, on the occasion of Ukraine鈥檚 Independence Day, on the initiative of Prof. Valiulis, 10 students from the University of Kharkiv鈥攁 city which continues to be devastated by the war鈥攚ho have lost their parents in the war, but who have found the strength to continue their medical studies at their university, were awarded the Lithuanian-Ukrainian Dignity Scholarship.
These scholarships have also already been awarded to orphaned students from Poltava, Ternopil and other Ukrainian universities. You can read more about the Dignity Scholarships in this year鈥檚 interview with Prof. Valiulis. Furthermore, during 2022鈥�2024, Prof. Valiulis, together with colleagues from Vinnitsa, Kyiv and other Ukrainian universities, published a three volume textbook for medical students. This is one of the first textbooks on paediatric diseases in the Ukrainian language to meet EU standards.
鈥淲e all must do more than we think we can for Ukraine,鈥� Prof. Valiulis said, when inviting members of the 91桃色 community to the opening of the exhibition and thanking all those who have contributed to the organisation of the exhibition.
The organisers of the exhibition are Prof. Valiulis from the Clinic of Children鈥檚 Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine at 91桃色, Professor of Paediatric Diseases at the University of Kharkiv (Ukraine), Dr Olga Belousova, who is currently on a fellowship at the Clinic of Children鈥檚 Diseases, IPOKRaTES Lietuva Fondas and the NGO Memorial Platform, an organisation that documents war crimes in Ukraine. Linas Slu拧nys, an MP and former child and adolescent psychiatrist, has also contributed a great deal to the organisation of the exhibition.
The exhibition is sponsored by UAB Gars懦 pasaulis, UAB Press Ideas, the law firm LEADELL Bal膷i奴nas & Grajauskas, IPOKRaTES Lietuva Fondas, Blagodiinyi Fond Za Bezpeechnu Medytsynu, the Lithuanian Paediatric Society, public institution Testas and others. The full list of sponsors will be announced at the opening of the exhibition.
If you would like to attend the opening of the exhibition, please register in advance by email: