People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded to citizens of the Lithuanian SSR in the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

. It was awarded for outstanding performance and exceptional merits in the sphere of the

performing arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...

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theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...

, cinema, etc.).

Notable recipients

Kazimiera Kymantaitė Kazimiera Kymantaitė (June 29, 1909 – May 21, 1999) (Surname by the first marriage: Gregorauskienė, by the second marriage: Banaitienė) was a Soviet and Lithuanian stage and film actress, Lithuania's first female professional stage director.< ...

(1909–1999), film actress and stage director *

Antanas Račiūnas Antanas Račiūnas (born Užliašiai, near Panevėžys, Sept. 17, 1905; died Kaunas, April 3, 1984) was a Lithuanian composer. He was awarded People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR in 1965. Biography He graduated from the Kaunas People's Co ...

(1905 - 1984), composer and professor *

Juozas Siparis Juozas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, a shortened version of Juozapas, which in turn is the equivalent of English ''Joseph''. List of people named Juozas *Juozas Adomaitis-Šernas (1859–1922), Lithuanian scientific writer and book smuggle ...

Antanas Sodeika Antanas is a Lithuanian masculine given name derived from Antonius that is equivalent to Anthony in Lithuania. It may refer to: * Antanas Andrijauskas (born 1948), Lithuanian philosopher *Antanas Bagdonavičius (born 1938), Lithuanian rower and O ...

* Kostantinas Galkauskas *

Leonardas Zelchus Leonardas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. List of people named Leonardas *Leonardas Abramavičius (?-1960), Lithuanian chess player *Leonardas Andriekus Leonardas Andriekus (born July 15, 1914 in Barstyčiai, district of Mažeikiai ...

Povilas Gaidys Povilas Gaidys (born 21 February 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, who last played for EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian League. Standing at , Gaidys plays as power forward. College career Povilas Gaidys played college bas ...

Gražina Balandytė Gražina is a Lithuanian feminine given name. The name was created by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the main character of his 1823 poem ''Grażyna''. The name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective ''gražus'', meaning "pretty", "beautiful" ...

Gediminas Karka Gediminas ( la, Gedeminne, ; – December 1341) was the king or Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death. He is credited with founding this political entity and expanding its territory which later spanned the area ranging from t ...

Vytautas Paukštė Vytautas Paukštė (2 July 1932 – 21 July 2022) was a Lithuanian actor. He appeared in more than forty films between 1968 and his death. Selected filmography References External links * 1932 births 2022 deaths Actors from Kau ...

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Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Honorary titles of the Soviet Union People's Artists {{lithuania-stub

Notable recipients

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