The Lithuanian Special Archives -  Lietuvos ypatingasis archyvas (LYA) is the special branch of the Lithuanian National Archives, that keeps the records of former Soviet security services acting in the former Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic: NKVD, NKGB, MVD, MGB, KGB, and records of the Lithuanian Communist Party (LKP) and Lithuanian Lenin Communist Youth Union (LLKJS), and of the Soviet military institutions acting in the occupied Lithuania.

The general information on the tasks, structure and holdings of the Lithuanian Special Archives is available on the institution's website.

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