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Tomas Venclova (born 11 September 1937, Klaipėda) is a Lithuanian poet, prose writer, scholar, philologist and translator of literature. He is one of the five founding members of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group.
Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas has been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website.
Lithuania will this year take part in this year's London Book Fair together with Latvia and Estonia, for the first time in the format.
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė will Monday confer a state award upon prominent poet, publicist, essayist and translator Tomas Venclova.
The Cold War ended in a defeat for the Soviet Union but in a victory for Russia and it is a crucial distinction, says Lithuanian author and Yale University Professor Emeritus Tomas Venclova.
At a press conference in Trakai following the annual Russian opposition forum, Lithuanian commentators shared their insights into the results of this year's discussions. The annual forum invites Russian intellectuals, public figures, journalists and other individuals to discuss Russia's situation, i...
Russia cannot last long in its present state of "quasi-war" with the West, says Lithuanian poet and Yale professor Tomas Venclova. The tension will lead to a collapse within a few years, he believes.
Architect Algimantas Nasvytis has been named honorary citizen of Lithuania's capital city Vilnius.
On 1 December in Warsaw, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita presented the Jerzy Giedroyc award to Tomas Venclova, the Lithuanian poet, translator, publicist, and a well-known figure, for contributing to the current literary scene in Central and Eastern Europe. The award was also presented to the In...
The Jerzy Giedroyc Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation will award former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and poet and translator Tomas Venclova in Warsaw on Thursday for their contribution to Lithuanian-Polish cooperation.
A conference on Holocaust education was held at Vilnius city hall on 17 April. The conference was the final event in the "Being a Jew" project's series of events this year marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Lithuanian government on Monday granted a state monthly pension to poet Tomas Venclova, the winner of the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize.
