Amazing place and well worth the hour drive from Vilnius. The soviet statues, carvings, paintings, large stained glass panels and even a couple monumental wooden heads of Lenin teach us a couple things. First, because many items on display include a photo of where the item was placed before, we can feel how oppressive it must have felt to walk by these statues every day. Second, because of the owner's style of collecting these items, we can see exactly what is meant by the term "soviet realism". This style of art was the only one allowed in soviet times. If an artist was unable or unwilling to create in this style he or she was cut off by the system. I also learned how desperately the soviets tried to paint Lithuanians as good soviet citizens: there are at least 3 statues of a seemingly courageous young woman communist partisan. This is an example of a propaganda machine gone mad. She was not ethnically Lithuanian nor did she even speak Lithuanian. On a particularly weird note there is a zoo on the grounds (?) as well as an ersatz soviet canteen. In addition the owner has salvaged soviet era play ground swings and teeter totters that are extremely dangerous for children to play on! Ultimately these oddball additions which also include a souvenir shop do not detract from the value and importance of this park. I can highly recommend a visit. Perhaps this is the type of place that the USA may ultimately set up to display statues and murals of slave owners and people who actively fought against the nation. We will see...