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Liudas Gira

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Lithuanian writer (1884-1946)

WritersLived 1884 to 1946 · aged 61
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Liudas Gira was a Lithuanian poet, writer, and literary critic. His is noted for his early poetry, which resembles traditional Lithuanian folk songs. Gira was active in cultural and political life, gradually shifting towards communism in 1930s.

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Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Writers born in the 1880s 6

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Liudas Gira was a Lithuanian poet, writer, and literary critic. His is noted for his early poetry, which resembles traditional Lithuanian folk songs. Gira was active in cultural and political life, gradually shifting towards communism in 1930s. He supported the Soviet Union and helped to transform independent Lithuania into the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. His son, Vytautas Sirijos Gira, is also a known poet and writer.

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deceased
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Lived 1884 to 1946 · aged 61
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