ХВАТИТ ВРАТЬ ПРО ПОБЕГ! КЕМ НА САМОМ ДЕЛЕ БЫЛ МОДЕСТАС ПАУЛАУСКАС И ПОЧЕМУ КИНО СКРЫВАЕТ ПРАВДУ?

Modestas Paulauskas (March 19, 1945) was a Soviet basketball player, small forward, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1967), Olympic champion (1972), two-time world champion (1967, 1974), and four-time European champion (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971). For many years, he was the permanent captain of the Soviet Union national team, playing 181 matches and winning 162. A product of the Klaipėda basketball school, he dedicated his entire playing career to Kaunas Žalgiris (1962–1976), becoming a symbol of Lithuanian basketball. He was twice named to the All-World Team, and in 1969, he was named the best player at the European Championship. He holds a unique record of being named Lithuania's best athlete of the year seven times. Renowned coach Alexander Gomelsky called him the "conscience and backbone" of the great team, and his national teammates noted his phenomenal playing intellect and iron composure. He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and the highest state awards of Lithuania. In 2020, he was inducted into the FIBA ​​Hall of Fame. An honorary citizen of the city of Joniškis, after retiring, he made a significant contribution to the development of young players, including the legendary Arvydas Sabonis.