People's Artist Of The Lithuanian SSR
People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded to citizens of the Lithuanian SSR in the Soviet Union. It was awarded for outstanding performance and exceptional merits in the sphere of the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, circus, Film, cinema, etc.). Notable recipients * Kazimiera Kymantaitė (1909–1999), film actress and stage director * Antanas Račiūnas (1905 - 1984), composer and professor * Juozas Siparis * Antanas Sodeika * Kostantinas Galkauskas * Leonardas Zelchus * Povilas Gaidys * Gražina Balandytė * Gediminas Karka * Vytautas Paukštė See also * People's Artist of the USSR References

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Lithuanian SSR
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR; lt, Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika; russian: Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Litovskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Lithuania or simply Lithuania, was ''de facto'' one of the constituent republics of the USSR between 1940–1941 and 1944–1990. After 1946, its territory and borders mirrored those of today's Republic of Lithuania, with the exception of minor adjustments of the border with Belarus. During World War II, the previously independent Republic of Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet army on 16 June 1940, in conformity with the terms of the 23 August 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and established as a puppet state on 21 July. Between 1941 and 1944, the German invasion of the Soviet Union caused its ''de facto'' dissolution. However, with the retreat of the Germans in 1944–1945, Soviet hegemony was re ...
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