SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Real Cases: Attempted Rape of Elena Spirgevičiūtė

»Elena Spirgevičiūtė (22 December 1924 – 4 January 1944) was a Lithuanian student. She was shot and killed by Soviet partisans for resisting rape. One of the four men, Alfonsas Čeponis was posthumously recognized as the Hero of the Soviet Union. She was a devoted Catholic and is recognized as a Servant of God. Her beatification case was initiated by the Archdiocese of Kaunas in 2000.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: Lithuanian History

III. Topical Index: Types: Offenders: Gang Rape; States of Emergency: Sexual Violence during the Holocaust; Wartime Sexual Violence: Second World War

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Blum, Alain, et al. »Le héros et la martyre ou le viol effacé (Lituanie 1944-2000).« Clio No. 39 (2014): 105-128.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Davoliūtė, Violeta. »The (Un)silencing of Sexual Violence and the Politics of the Past in Lithuania: A Tale of Two Diaries.« Travels Beyond the Holocaust: Memorialization, Musealization and Representation of Atrocities in Global Dialogue. Vienna 2024.