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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Zinkus, Jonas, ed. (1986). Lithuania: An Encyclopedic Survey. Vilnius: Encyclopedia Publishers. pp. 419, 424. OCLC 16754907.
  2. Kubilius, Vytautas (1985–1988). "Jovaras". In Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. II. Vilnius, p. 137
  3. "Baltakis Algimantas" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos rašytojų sąjunga. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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