Juozas Baltušis’s Novel „Sakmė apie Juzą“ [Saga about Juza]:an Archetypal Expression of the Nation’s Vitality
Juozas Baltušis’s Novel „Sakmė apie Juzą“ [Saga about Juza]:an Archetypal Expression of the Nation’s Vitality

Summary/Abstract: The life story of Juozas Baltušis: the divide of political duality and human drama. Since the beginning of the Soviet occupation in Lithuania, after becoming a political figure and holding various important political positions1 almost to the end of his life, Juozas Baltušis was one of the most popular writers not only in the republic but also outside the borders in the socialist countries and some Western states. The life story of Baltušis is complicated, but there was always a marked divide between the adept of communist ideology and the peculiar patriot of Lithuania, the cunningness of the Lithuanian peasant, who exploited the power of Soviet occupation but also loved his native land and his people.

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