The session tells how the Lithuanian deportees and prisoners tried to maintain their human dignity, not to lose their Christian faith, their national self-awareness, and their willingness to learn while being far from their homeland. The deportees secretly taught children the Lithuanian language, Lithuanian history, geography, and other subjects. The young people in secret groups released small poetry and prose publications. At the risk of being sent to the penitentiary or punishment isolation cells, prisoners of labour camps gathered around their more educated friends to discuss political issues, learn foreign languages, write poems, and paint. After Stalin’s death, the regime relaxed and sports and cultural activities in the camps and in exile intensified. Basketball, football, and volleyball teams were formed, as well as choirs and instrumental ensembles. Many deportees were able to study in their free time – to continue their secondary school education, which had been interrupted by the exile, and to take advantage of the opportunity to study at higher and post-secondary schools after Stalin’s death. Neither hard physical work nor fatigue could dampen people’s faith in the power of knowledge and art. The session is illustrated with a wealth of visual material. A discussion takes place at the end of the session.