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Juozas Aputis
Juozas Aputis (8 June 1936 – 28 February 2010) was a Lithuanian modernist writer, translator and editor. Along with other writers such as Ričardas Gavelis, Aputis is credited for the post-war modernist novella revival in the Lithuanian SSR. He is best known for depicting village life with psychological insight and subtext. His most famous work is '' Anthill in Prussia'' (Skruzdėlynas Prūsijoje), which tells the story of an ascetic man and woman who retreat into the Prussian wilderness. Biography Early life Juozas Aputis was born on 8 June 1936 in the village of Balčiai of the Raseiniai district in Lithuania. In 1948 he graduated from primary school in Balčiai. In 1950 Aputis graduated from the Nemakščiai gymnasium and four years later in 1954 graduated from the Viduklė high school. From 1954 to 1955 Aputis acted as the head of the Balčiai reading club. From 1959 (to 1969) Aputis worked in the biweekly Lithuanian Writers' Union magazine '' Literatūra ir menas''. In 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literatūra Ir Menas
''Literatūra ir menas'' () is a biweekly magazine of the Lithuanian Writers' Union. It has been published since July 21, 1946 in Vilnius. History ''Literatūra ir menas'' was first published as a monthly supplement to the newspaper '' Tarybų Lietuva'' (Soviet Lithuania). From 1942 to 1944, it was published in Moscow (the first two issues were titled ''Menas ir literatūra''), and from 1944 to 1945, it was published in Kaunas. In July 1946, ''Literatūra ir menas'' became an independent publication. From 1946 to 1954, it was published by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (LSSR) Soviet Writers' Union and the Board of Artistic Affairs. From 1954 to 1963, it came under the Lithuanian Soviet Writers' Union, from 1936 to 1968, it was under the LSSR Writers' Union, from 1968 to 1982, it was under the LSSR Creative Union, and from 1982 to 1989, it was under the LSSR Ministry of Culture as well as the Writers' Union. After Lithuanian independence in 1990, it came under the Lithuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Grigorovich (writer)
Dmitry Vasilyevich Grigorovich (russian: Дми́трий Васи́льевич Григоро́вич) ( – ) was a Russian writer, best known for his first two novels, '' The Village'' and ''Anton Goremyka''. He was lauded as the first author to have realistically portrayed the life of the Russian rural community and openly condemn the system of serfdom. Biography Dmitry Grigorovich was born in Simbirsk to a family of the landed gentry. His Russian father was a retired hussar officer, his French mother, Cydonia de Varmont, was a daughter of a royalist who perished on guillotine in the times of the Reign of Terror. Having lost his father early in his life, Dmitry was brought up by his mother and grandmother, the two women who hardly spoke anything but French. Up until the age of eight the boy had serious difficulties with his Russian.Meshcheryakov, V. The Introduction to the Selected Works by D.V.Grigorovich. Moscow. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura Publishers, 1976. Pp. 527-5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Shukshin
Vasily Makarovich Shukshin (russian: Василий Макарович Шукшин; 25 July 1929 – 2 October 1974) was a Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter and film director from the Altai region who specialized in rural themes. A prominent member of the Village Prose movement, he began writing short stories in his early teenage years and later transition to acting by his late 20s. Biography Vasiliy Makarovich Shukshin was born on 25 July 1929 to a peasant family of assimilated Moksha Mordvin origin in the village of Srostki near Biysk in Siberian Krai, Soviet Union (now in Altai Krai, Russia). In 1933, his father, Makar Leontievich Shukshin, was arrested and executed on the charges of participating in an "anti-kolkhoz plot" during the Soviet collectivization. He was only rehabilitated 23 years later, in 1956. His mother, Maria Sergeyevna (née Popova), had to look after the survival of the entire family. By 1943 Shukshin had finished seven years of village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics."Stories ... which are among the supreme achievements in prose narrative.Vodka miniatures, belching and angry cats George Steiner's review of ''The Undiscovered Chekhov'', in ''The Observer'', 13 May 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2007. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov renounced the theatre after the reception of ''The Seagull'' in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasil Bykaŭ
Vasil Uladzimiravič Bykaŭ (often spelled Vasil Bykov, be, Васі́ль Уладзі́міравіч Бы́каў, russian: Василь Влади́мирович Быков) (19 June 1924 – 22 June 2003) was a prolific Soviet and Belarusian author of novels and novellas about World War II and a significant figure in Soviet and Belarusian literature and civic thought. His work earned him endorsements for the Nobel Prize nomination from, among others, Nobel Prize laureates Joseph Brodsky and Czesław Miłosz. Life and career Vasil Bykaŭ was born in the village Byčki, not far from Viciebsk in 1924. In 1941 he was in Ukraine when Germany attacked the USSR. Seventeen-year-old Bykaŭ was drafted into the Red Army, where he was assigned to digging trenches. As the war progressed, he later joined the fight against the Germans, rising to the rank of junior lieutenant. After the war, Bykau was demobilized, but later returned to the Red Army, serving from 1949-1955. He the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metai
The Seasons ( lt, Metai) is the first Lithuanian poem written by Kristijonas Donelaitis around 1765–1775. It is in quantitative dactylic hexameters as often used for Latin and Ancient Greek poetry. It was published as "''Das Jahr''" in Königsberg, 1818 by Ludwig Rhesa, who also named the poem and selected the arrangement of the parts. The German translation was included in the first edition of the poem. The book was dedicated to Wilhelm von Humboldt. The poem is considered a masterpiece of early Lithuanian literature. Synopsis The poem consists of 4 parts: "Spring Joys" (''Pavasario linksmybės''), "Summer Toils" (''Vasaros darbai''), "Autumn Boons" (''Rudenio gėrybės''), and "Winter Cares" ''(Žiemos rūpesčiai)''. In these 4 idylls, totaling 2997 hexameters, are depicted the natural setting of Lithuania Minor, its people, their work, and their customs. The poem depicts a realistic portrayal of Lietuvininkai (Prussian Lithuanians) peasants' life in the middle 18th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pergalė
''Pergalė'' (meaning ''Victory'' in English) was a literary magazine in Soviet Lithuania issued between 1942 and 1990. Profile ''Pergalė'' was started in 1942 as a literary supplement to the army newspaper ''Motherland is Calling'' ("Tėvynė šaukia") of the 16th "Lithuanian" Rifle Division (Soviet Union), hence the name. The magazine had its headquarters in Vilnius. It included articles about nature in addition to those on literary work. Editors in chief * Juozas Pajaujis – 1942 * Kostas Korsakas – 1943–1944 * Petras Cvirka – 1945 * Juozas Baltušis – 1946–1954 * Jonas Šimkus – 1954–1958 * Vladas Mozūriūnas – 1958–1964 * Algimantas Baltakis Algimantas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, often abbreviated as Algis, and may refer to: * Algimantas (born 10th century), Grand Duke of Lithuania and father of Ryngold * Algimantas Briaunis (born 1964), Lithuanian professional footballer/go ... – 1964–1976, 1985–1990 * Juozas Macevičius – 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius Poker
Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507 (as of 2020), while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states, but according to the Bank of Latvia is expected to become the largest before 2025. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town of Vilnius, Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The city was #Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Of The Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall (german: Mauerfall) on 9 November 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, was a pivotal event in world history which marked the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain and one of the series of events that started the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, preceded by the Solidarity Movement in Poland. The fall of the inner German border took place shortly afterwards. An end to the Cold War was declared at the Malta Summit three weeks later and the German reunification took place in October the following year. Background Opening of the Iron Curtain The opening of the Iron Curtain between Austria and Hungary at the Pan-European Picnic on 19 August 1989 set in motion a peaceful chain reaction, at the end of which there was no longer an East Germany and the Eastern Bloc had disintegrated. Extensive advertising for the planned picnic was made by posters and flyers among the GDR holidaymakers in Hungary. It was the lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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