We are delighted to announce the new book in the “Exodus Archive” series – the diary of the Lithuanian exile artist Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau, titled “Diary: 1944-1952,” edited by Prof. Dr. Dalia Kuizinienė.

V. O. Virkau’s diary covers the period of 1944-1952, during which he meticulously records his escape from Lithuania, life in German DP camps, his departure to the United States, and several years of living in this country. The diary entries bear witness to the most significant experiences and struggles of a young person (teenager and later a student) living in a foreign environment. We are impressed by the broad interests of young Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau, and reading this book, we see the experiences of many Lithuanians who lived in a foreign environment at that time, the feelings of loss of their homeland, grief, uncertainty, and hope while struggling to establish themselves in a foreign environment.