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SouthtownStar: Palos Hills Man Recalls Childhood Hardships in Soviet Union

The SouthtownStar has the story of a Palos Hills man who survived deportation to Siberia as a child.

The Southtown Star's Donna Vickory has a story today on Rimantis Mackevicius, a Palos Hills man who spent 10 years as a child in a Soviet work camp.

The story recounts his childhood experiences and previews an exhibit that he curated at a Chicago Lithuanian cultural museum.

Read the full story:   Palos survivor remembers Stalin’s reign of terror

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