Dushanbe Synagogue donated for this purpose by Hasan Assadullozoda, a Tajikistani businessman and the brother-in-law of President Emomalii Rakhmon. The opening ceremony was attended by U.S. Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Tajik Deputy Culture Minister Mavlon Mukhtorov, and Imam Habibullo Azamkhonov. Dushanbe Synagogue The Dushanbe Synagogue, also known as the Bukharian Synagogue, located in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, was constructed in the 19th century in one of the two Jewish Quarters in Dushanbe at the time. It was part of the Jewish community compound, which also included ritual buildings and a school. In February 2006, the Government of Tajikistan began demolition of
Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Constitution of the Lithuanian SSR (this is the version presented below). The Soviet era anthem for the Lithuanian SSR is presented below: Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic The State Anthem of the Lithuanian SSR () was the anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic under the Soviet Union. During the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, this anthem was imposed by the Lithuanian SSR government in 1950, substituted for the "Tautiška giesmė", which was used briefly as a national anthem of Lithuania in 1944 until 1950. In 1988, the official anthem of the Republic of Lithuania (Tautiška giesmė) was once