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Rūta Staliliūnaitė
Rūta is a common Lithuanian and Latvian female given name. People with the given name include: *Rūta Bunkutė (born 1979), fitness competitor * Rūta Gajauskaitė (born 1989), Lithuanian figure skater * Ruta Gerulaitis (born 1955), American tennis player *Rūta Jokubonienė (1930–2010), Lithuanian textile artist *Rūta Meilutytė (born 1997), Lithuanian swimmer *Rūta Paškauskienė (born 1977), Lithuanian table tennis player * Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė (born 1981), Lithuanian singer * Rūta Šepetys (born 1967), Lithuanian-American writer *Rūta Skujiņa (1907–1964), Latvian poet *Rūta Vanagaitė (born 1955), Lithuanian theatre critic, writer, journalist and historian See also * Rūta Society Rūta Society ( lt, Vilniaus lietuvių kultūros draugija „Rūta“) was a Lithuanian cultural society in Vilnius (Vilna, Wilno), then part of the Russian Empire, active from 1909 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It organized various event ..., a Lithuanian cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian ( ) is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 200,000 speakers elsewhere. Lithuanian is closely related to the neighbouring Latvian language. It is written in a Latin script. It is said to be the most conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languages, Lithuanian is conservative in some aspects of its grammar and phonology, retaining archaic features otherwise found only in ancient languages such as Sanskrit (particularly its early form, Vedic Sanskrit) or Ancient Greek. For this reason, it is an important source for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Language
Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population use it as their primary language at home, however excluding the Latgale Region it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian, an extinct Baltic language); however Latvian has followed a more rapid development. In addition, there is some disagreement whether Latgalian and Kursenieki, which are mutually intelligible with Latvian, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Bunkutė
Rūta Bunkutė (born November 28, 1979 in Alytus, Lithuania) is a current IFBB Professional League, IFBB/National Physique Committee, NPC Amateur fitness and figure competition, fitness and figure competitor from Lithuania. Early life and education Rūta Bunkutė was born in Alytus, and moved to Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, at age sixteen. She has two sisters and a brother. She attended Vilnius Ozas Sport Secondary School. She graduated with two Science Degrees: Bachelor of Engineering (BSc) and Master of Science (MSc) in Construction engineering (Highway engineering), from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU). She earned a second Master of Science (MSc) Degree in 2010 from the Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom as a specialist in engineering management. Career Rūta Bunkutė started ballet when she was seven, then moved on to national Round dance, round dancing and gymnastics. Her competitive career started at age seven and continued through secondary school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Gajauskaitė
Rūta Gajauskaitė (born 22 January 1989 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the 2006 Lithuanian national champion. She is coached by Povilas Vanagas Povilas Vanagas (; born 23 July 1970) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With his wife Margarita Drobiazko, he is the 2000 World bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a two-time European bronze medalist (2000, 2006), the 1999 ...'s mother. Competitive highlights * J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round References External links * Lithuanian female single skaters 1989 births Living people {{europe-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruta Gerulaitis
Ruta Gerulaitis ( lt, Rūta Gerulaitytė; born November 18, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She is the sister of Vitas Gerulaitis. Biography Early life Gerulaitis, the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants, grew up in New York City. She and Vitas, an elder brother, were the only children of Vitas Gerulaitis Sr. and Aldona Gerulaitienė (née Čenkutė). It wasn’t until the age of 15 that she began playing tennis competitively. Tennis career Gerulaitis and her brother teamed up at the 1975 US Open to make the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles. At the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, Gerulaitis made it to the fourth round of the singles and en route won a match against 16th seed Marita Redondo, in which she dropped just two games. Her best performance in a grand slam tournament came at the 1979 French Open, where she was a singles quarter-finalist. Beating Chris O'Neil in the first round, she started her second round match with a 6–0 first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Jokubonienė
Rūta Birutė Jokubonienė (14 January 1930 – 14 May 2010) was a Lithuanian textile artist. Biography In 1954, Rūta Birutė Jokubonienė graduated from the Lithuanian Institute of Fine Arts where she studied with Balčikonis J. Sofia Veiverytė. From 1954 to 1962, she worked in a factory in Kaunas. From 1962 to 1985, she worked at the P. Ziberto silk factory in Kaunas, and from 1985 to 1990, she worked at the Restoration Trust for Culture in Vilnius. From 1972 to 1978, she taught at the Art Institute of Kaunas, Lithuanian Department of the west. Rūta Jokubonienė created more than 250 multi-purpose fabrics. The first in Lithuania to create a new composition of silk fabrics, they are characterized by rhythmic harmony of subtle colors. Her work has been acquired by museums in Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the P.M. Tretjakovo Gallery in Moscow. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Meilutytė
Rūta Meilutytė (; born 19 March 1997) is a Lithuanian swimmer. An Olympic gold medalist, she is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre breaststroke and 100 metre breaststroke. She is a former world record holder in the long course 50 metre breaststroke and 100 metre breaststroke. At the age of 15, Meilutytė had already broken eleven Lithuanian women's swimming records. At the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Trabzon, she won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke, a silver in the 50m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m freestyle. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Meilutytė won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:05.47. At age 15, she was also the youngest Lithuanian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. In 2013 Meilutytė broke her own European record by 0.01 of a second. Meilutytė competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona and achieved world records in the 50 and 100 metre breasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Paškauskienė
Rūta Paškauskienė (born 29 March 1977) is a Lithuanian table tennis player. Since 1994, she won several medals in singles, and doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships The European Table Tennis Championships is an international table tennis competition for the national teams of the member associations of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). First held in 1958, the ETTU organised the European Championships ever .... She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition.https://web.archive.org/web/20080907180927/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/8002730.shtml 2008 Olympic profile She was born in Kaunas, and resides there. References 1977 births Living people Lithuanian female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Lithuani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė
Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė (born 25 June 1981) is a Lithuanian singer. She decided late in her career that she wanted to be known as just Rūta. Life and career Early life Ščiogolevaitė was born on 25 June 1981 and raised in Šiauliai, Lithuania. She attended a local music school in her birth city, Šiauliai. Afterwards, she developed her interest in music, including piano classes, at the age of 14 in one of the most professional conservatoires of the country in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. After graduation in 2001, Ščiogolevaitė was still engaging on music despite her regular studies in university. Music career On repeated occasions, she appeared in various prestigious concerts and TV shows as well as projects of joint musicians. In 1998, was released her first solo album called "Rūta. Kelionė tolyn" ("Ruta. Journey away"). Simultaneously, Ščiogolevaitė recorded a few other songs which are still broadcast on most of the radio stations in Lithuani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys ( lt, Rūta Šepetys; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. As an author, she is a ''New York Times'' and international bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal. She is a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellow and the first American writer of young adult literature to speak at the European Parliament and NATO. Her work has been published in over sixty countries and forty languages and is currently in development for film and television. Biography Born in Michigan, Sepetys is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. She earned a B.S. in International Finance from Hillsdale College. While overseas, she studied at the Centre d’études Européennes in Toulon, France, and at the ICN Graduate Business School in Nancy, France. Following graduation, she moved to Los Angeles. In 1994, she launched Sepetys Entertainment Group, Inc., an entertainment management firm In 2002, Sepetys was featured in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Skujiņa
Rūta Skujiņa (28 May 1907 – 16 April 1964) was a Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...n poet. She was the sister of Austra Skujiņa. Bibliography *"Kuģi" (1935) *"Zvaigžņu bērni" (1937) *"Putni" (1947) *"Vējš svaida kaijas" (1964) References 1907 births 1964 deaths People from Limbaži Municipality People from Kreis Riga Latvian women poets 20th-century Latvian poets Latvian World War II refugees Latvian emigrants to the United States {{Latvia-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Vanagaitė
Rūta Vanagaitė (born January 25, 1955) is a Lithuanian theatre critic, writer, public relations specialist, journalist and a public figure of Vilnius. She is a controversial figure, mostly known for her efforts to raise public awareness about participation of Lithuanians in the Holocaust. Biography Vanagaitė was born on January 25, 1955, in Šiauliai. From 1961 to 1972 she studied in secondary school no. 22 in Vilnius. In 1978 she graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts where she studied drama, and began publishing her theatre review articles before graduation. In 1978 she was appointed head of the theatre, cinema and TV section in ' monthly magazine, and later worked at the ''Literatūra ir menas'' newspaper. From 1985 to 1989, she lived in Helsinki where she worked in the library of the University of Helsinki and wrote articles on social and cultural topics for ''Helsingin Sanomat'' newspaper. In 1989, she returned to Lithuania and became the art director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
