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According to historian Modestas Kuodys, prostitution was legal in Lithuania for most of the inter-war period until Although sex work was common, it was frowned upon in society. There was a lot of public opposition, and the example was taken from the British, where suffragette and abolitionist movements were active and fought against the immoral exploitation of human beings,' he told LRT. Prostitution was also legal in some other countries, such as the even more conservative Poland, and thus also in interwar Vilnius, then under Polish rule. According to the historian, the legal framework was taken over by Lithuania, which became independent in , from Tsarist Russia. When Kaunas became the centre of the region and the fortress was being built, many workers and military personnel came to the city. A large number of women involved in prostitution followed them there, Kuodys said. It was a booklet with details — there were no photographs in those days — describing the appearance and the place of residence,' the historian said. It was also compulsory to have regular health checks and to keep up-to-date documents proving that the woman was free of sexually-transmitted diseases. However, the reality was often different. Juozas Beleckas, a journalist who wrote a book on prostitution in Kaunas between the two world wars, said around — sex workers were working legally in the city until If we are to believe his figures, he said up to a thousand more women worked in prostitution illegally. Prostitution was also common among the various female workers in Kaunas, who would provide sexual services on Thursdays and Fridays, and did regular work on other days. Maids were also often sexually exploited, some of whom were turned into mistresses and would become pregnant. Society would condemn them, leaving them in the street. Therefore, the only place to take them in were the houses on Nemuno Street, a place notorious for prostitution. Nemunas Street was situated next to the main points of the city — the municipality, the Old Town, the bus station and the river with its harbour. Some of them would also be involved in prostitution, including the famous Lausanne Hotel formerly known as the Locarno Hotel , whose fine, inter-war architecture has been preserved to this day. According to the historian, sexual services were provided there, but subtly. For example, there were too many waitresses working there, but many realised what was behind it. It was a kind of role-playing game as if the customers were coming for the wrong reason, but it was clear to everybody what was going on,' Kuodys said. What is known is that they were usually very young, even in their teenage years, and fell into prostitution due to difficult living conditions. As Kuodys noted, even young girls often looked much older because of cocaine or alcohol use. According to him, a night on Nemunas Street would cost 2 to 4 litai, equivalent to the price of a meal in a good restaurant. He stressed that the exploited sex worker would keep little of the money to herself. A modest living in Kaunas in the late s required about litai a month. He also noted that gender discrimination was evident — while a male worker in the lowest-paid jobs received from 4. Speaking about the popularity of the book, Kuodys said that it was a good reflection of the attitudes of the time — although society was catholic and condemned prostitution, many were interested in it. The book was a great commercial success, and was picked up by both grammar school students and housewives,' said Kuodys. Beleckas writes that well-known figures or officials used to visit, but he did not reveal who they were. According to Kuodys, sexual services were bought by a wide variety of men, from gymnasts to cultural figures, but the inter-war press more often contains stories related to the criminal world. For example, it was common to catch criminals hiding in brothels. Kuodys noted that in other sources one can find some hints about famous cultural figures and their mistresses. Another problem of those times was the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases STDs. According to Kuodys, diseases were widespread, especially during the World War One-era German occupation, but also during the interwar independence period. In , prostitution was banned. A decree was also passed at the same time, according to which a person suffering from STDs had to undergo compulsory treatment. If one went into hiding, the historian added, the person could even face imprisonment. Kuodys said cocaine was the most common drug, but its use was not prevalent — it was more popular to get drunk. At that time, it was not very criminalised. They were not considered legal, but there were no harsh penalties or jail sentences for possession — just a fine,' said Kuodys. According to the historian, illicit alcohol was treated much more harshly, but for practical reasons: 'It was an excisable product and it was not treated as poisoning someone, but as damaging the state budget. And cocaine was a marginal thing,' he added. Human trafficking also existed between the wars — some women were taken abroad, not only to Western European countries, but also to more remote parts of the world, such as Latin America or Brazil, the colonial lands of North Africa and elsewhere. This had even given rise to the term 'white slaves'. Wealthy local people would buy 'exotic' Lithuanian women,' he said, adding that the true extent of human trafficking was unclear. Sometimes, he said, searches for missing Lithuanians were announced, which were usually unsuccessfully. The authorities also organised preventive measures, like encouraging women not to be tempted by offers of easy money abroad. However, the interwar society was highly migratory, and some of those who left fell into the hands of traffickers. Prostitution did not disappear from Kaunas even after the ban, but the brothel district on Nemunas Street was liquidated in the late s. Police launched raids, forcing the women who lived there to move out. The brothels then spread out across the city. News 7 h ago. News 10 h ago. News 11 h ago. News 14 h ago. News 15 h ago. News 17 h ago. News 1 d ago. News 2 d ago. News 3 d ago. News Drugs, sex and syphilis: sin city of interwar Lithuania Kaunas, Vytautas Avenue near the railway station. Thanks for subscribing! Weekly newsletter every Friday. Features History. Newest, Most read Newest Most read.

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The existing drug, tobacco, and alcohol control law should be changed in Lithuania to ensure adequate penalties, proper assistance, and protection of people who want to overcome their addiction, according to ECECACD. According to the experts, amendments to the drug law should introduce administrative liability for the possession of small quantities of drugs meant for personal use. This is the reality. In November , the Lithuanian parliament debated a proposal to decriminalise the acquisition and possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use, making it an administrative offence. However, the parliament rejected the bill. Read more: Lithuania fails to decriminalise possession of drugs. News 6 h ago. News 9 h ago. News 10 h ago. News 13 h ago. News 14 h ago. News 15 h ago. News 16 h ago. News 1 d ago. News 2 d ago. News 3 d ago. News Penalties for possession of drugs too strict in Lithuania — UN Paulius Perminas, BNS Thanks for subscribing! Weekly newsletter every Friday. Newest, Most read Newest Most read.

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