| Abstract [eng] |
The heritage protection system in Soviet Lithuania was considered particularly successful and advanced. However Lithuanian historiography has not yet examined how and why certain urban heritage concepts and protection systems developed. This dissertation explores the research problem in chronological order (1956–1992) and analyses in detail not only the ideas of urban conservation and value but also their expression in planning documents and the influence of practical factors on urban heritage concept. Local processes have been compared to international trends. Three levels of context have been defined: USSR, socialist countries and international / Western heritage protection. It has been revealed that Lithuanian achievements in urban conservation were well known in the USSR however they were influential in neighbouring countries to a much lesser extent than was claimed. Though the Lithuanian approach generally corresponded to international trends, they were loosely interpreted in practice. In Lithuania, two separate, even isolated models of protection and urban values were applied respectively on urban monuments of local and republican level. It has been concluded that neither urban heritage concept, nor its values were ever established and this is possibly the reason why after the restoration of Lithuanian independence this system lost its effectiveness. |
