People's Poet of the Lithuanian SSR

The People's Poet of the Lithuanian SSR (Lithuanian: Lietuvos TSR liaudies poetas) was a honorary title and a state award of the Lithuanian SSR for distinguished Lithuanian poets. It was established in 1954 and awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] It was awarded until the re-established independence of Lithuania in 1990.

A similar title was the People's Writer of the Lithuanian SSR (Lietuvos TSR liaudies rašytojas).

People's Poets

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Zinkus, Jonas, ed. (1986). Lithuania: An Encyclopedic Survey. Vilnius: Encyclopedia Publishers. pp. 419, 424. OCLC 16754907.
  2. ^ "Teofilis Tilvytis – Vilnijos vartai".
  3. ^ Kubilius, Vytautas (1985–1988). "Jovaras". In Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. II. Vilnius, p. 137
  4. ^ "Baltakis Algimantas" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos rašytojų sąjunga. Retrieved 15 May 2023.