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Background: Lithuania

30 people

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Fyodor Aronovich Rothstein Фёдор Аронович Ротштейн Bolshevik historian who became Soviet Russia's first ambassador to Persia after thirty years of exile in Britain Diplomacy and international organization · Soviet Union 1871–1953
Aron Aleksandrovich Solts Арон Александрович Сольц The Bolshevik elder called 'conscience of the party': jurist who confronted the Prosecutor General during the Great Terror Law and justice · Soviet Union 1872–1945
Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Lithuania's first president who led the declaration of independence, later leader of the 1926 coup Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1874–1944
Vincas Kapsukas Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas Founder of the Lithuanian Communist Party who headed Soviet Lithuania and Litbel Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1880–1935
Abram Moiseyevich Deborin Абрам Моисеевич Деборин Founder of Soviet Marxist philosophy, condemned as 'Menshevizing idealism' Ideology and propaganda · Soviet Union 1881–1963
Osip Aronovich Piatnitsky Осип Аронович Пятницкий From Comintern underground courier to its organizational backbone, then devoured by the machine he built Diplomacy and international organization · Comintern 1882–1938
Zigmas Angarietis Zigmas Angarietis Interior commissar of Soviet Lithuania, a Lithuanian communist leader killed in the Great Terror Security, intelligence and policing · Lithuania state institutions 1882–1940
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius Lithuanian writer who led the “People’s Government” of 1940 and resigned after Molotov told him the Baltic states would join the USSR Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1882–1954
Augustinas Voldemaras Augustinas Voldemaras Lithuania's first prime minister, later leader of the far-right Iron Wolf Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1883–1942
Vincentas Borisevičius Vincentas Borisevičius Catholic bishop of Telšiai in Lithuania, executed in 1946 on charges that included supporting the partisans Religion 1887–1946
Antanas Merkys Antanas Merkys Last prime minister of independent Lithuania, who accepted the Soviet ultimatum of 1940, took the presidency and handed power to Paleckis Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1887–1955
Iosif Mikhailovich Vareikis Иосиф Михайлович Варейкис Regional party boss of collectivization and the Great Terror who heard Stalin ask why there were so many spies on his watch Social movements and organizing · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1894–1938
Kazys Škirpa Kazys Škirpa Lithuanian officer and envoy in Berlin who founded the Lithuanian Activist Front behind the June Uprising of 1941 Diplomacy and international organization · Lithuania state institutions 1895–1979
Ieronim Petrovich Uborevich Иероним Петрович Уборевич A prodigy who commanded an army at twenty-three, architect of the Red Army's mechanization Military command · Soviet Union 1896–1937
Boris Ignatyevich Arvatov Борис Игнатьевич Арватов The Saint-Just of the avant-garde, theorist of production art Scholarship and theory · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1896–1940
Semyon Grigoryevich Firin Семён Григорьевич Фирин The Dmitlag chief who staged the "reforging" propaganda Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1898–1937
Solomon Rafailovich Milshtein Соломон Рафаилович Мильштейн The transport chief who assembled the deportation trains Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1899–1955
Justas Ignovich Paleckis Justas Paleckis A face of Soviet Lithuania Legislature and state representation · Soviet Union 1899–1980
Mikhail Pavlovich Shreyder Михаил Павлович Шрейдер Insider chronicler of the NKVD during the Great Terror Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1902–1978
Antanas Juozovich Sniečkus Antanas Sniečkus The communist who ruled Soviet Lithuania for 34 years Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1903–1974
Isaak Konstantinovich Kikoin Исаак Константинович Кикоин Scientific director of uranium isotope separation for the Soviet atomic bomb Science and technology · Soviet Union 1908–1984
Adolfas Ramanauskas Adolfas Ramanauskas Partisan commander “Vanagas” who led the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters from 1952, the last commander to be captured Military command 1918–1957
Mykolas Martinovich Burokevičius Mykolas Burokevičius The only Lithuanian to sit in the CPSU Politburo and the last pro-Moscow party leader, imprisoned for the January Events Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1927–2016
Algirdas Brazauskas Algirdas Brazauskas The communist who split his party from Moscow and became independent Lithuania's first president Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1932–2010
Vytautas Landsbergis Vytautas Landsbergis The musicologist who led the first nation out of the Soviet Union Political and party leadership · Sąjūdis (Reform Movement of Lithuania) 1932–
Romualdas Ozolas Romualdas Ozolas The Sąjūdis philosopher who launched the 2-million-signature campaign demanding Red Army withdrawal Political and party leadership · Sąjūdis (Reform Movement of Lithuania) 1939–2015
Juozas Juozovich Jermalavičius Juozas Jermalavičius Ideology secretary of the pro-Moscow Lithuanian Communist Party who proclaimed the 'National Salvation Committee' in the Vilnius crackdown Ideology and propaganda · Soviet Union 1940–2022
Kazimiera Danutė Prunskienė Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė She tried to negotiate independence through pragmatism; her resignation removed the last obstacle to the military option Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1943–2026
Albertas Šimėnas Albertas Šimėnas Economist-statesman of restored independence, Lithuania's shortest-serving premier Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1950–
Ainius Lasas Ainius Lašas Lithuanian political scientist of Baltic politics and international relations Scholarship and theory ?–