The statue of Stanislaw Moniuszko in Vilnius, unveiled in 1922 at St Catherine's Church, was created on the initiative of the city authorities. The authorship of the bust remains unclear - it is attributed to both Bolesław Syrewicz and Bolesław Bałzukiewicz, a professor at Stefan Batory University. The monument commemorates Moniuszko, who spent 18 years in Vilnius, creating, among others, the "Ostrobramskie Litanies" and the first version of the opera "Halka". After the war, the monument was restored several times after acts of devastation. Photo source: Digital collections of the National Library POLONA.