In 2021, the community of Dūkštas region was awarded the Lithuanian Statue of Honor, which is now publicly available and anyone who wants to can see it. The main idea of the 2021 awards was ordinary Lithuanian people who are doing extraordinary things in these extraordinary times. After all, it is important to notice extraordinary feats, extraordinary stories and good deeds.
The Dūkštas eldership and the entire community came together to help a large Russian family that lost their home after a fire. The family of Tatjana and Konstantinas Deriuginas has been living in the Dūkštas eldership for 5 years. They are raising thirteen children. The family, who visited Lithuania as tourists, was so fascinated by the Ignalina region that they bought a plot of land with a house and settled there with their children. Unfortunately, the happy family life was disrupted by a fire that broke out on December 26 - all the family's property burned down: the house, outbuildings, and cars. Fortunately, none of the family members were injured. The entire Dūkštas community extended a helping hand to the affected family.
People contributed in whatever way they could: they donated household appliances, clothes, various household utensils, money, and even a jar of jam. The Deriuginai family did not expect such sincere help from people, they say they felt like part of Lithuania, not emigrants.
Audrė Kudabienė and Saulius Prūsaitis traveled to Dūkštas to present the statuette, giving the community their concert.
Information updated 2026-01-12
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