Algirdas Pocius (28 August 1930 – 14 August 2021) was a Lithuanian politician and writer.[1]

Algirdas Pocius
Member of the Seimas
In office
1992–1996
Personal details
Born28 August 1930
Ketūnai [lt], Mažeikiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Died14 August 2021(2021-08-14) (aged 90)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Political partyCPSU
LDDP

Biography

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Pocius studied at the Sedos Vytauto Mačernio gimnazija [lt] from 1950 to 1952 and subsequently studied Lithuanian and literature at Klaipeda Teachers' Institute [lt]. In 1954, he began working as a radio correspondent in Šiauliai. In 1956, he began writing in the fiction section of Švyturys [lt]. That year, he joined the Lithuanian Writers' Union. He was Vice-President of the Union from 1981 to 1986.[2][3]

In 1960, Pocius joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he joined the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP) and served in the Seimas from 1992 to 1996.[4]

Algirdas Pocius died on 14 August 2021 at the age of 90.[5]

Works

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  • Rytmetis Užgirių kaime (1955)
  • Žąsies kiaušinis (1959)
  • Šešiolika raktų (1960)
  • Verpetas (1963)
  • Striukis keliauninkas (1964)
  • Tik du sūnūs (1966)
  • Randai medyje (1968)
  • Ištirpę migloje (1972)
  • Dobilų žydėjimas (1975)
  • Laiškas ant šalpusnio lapo (1977)
  • Hommikul, kui vaevas uni (1977)
  • Per laukus iki miesto (1979)
  • Išskridę iš lizdo (1980)
  • Почтальон Теофилис (1981)
  • Вкус тмина (1981)
  • Liepos šešėlyje (1984)
  • Striukis keliauninkas (1984)
  • Барбоска (1984)
  • Įkaitai (1987)
  • Sūpuoklėse (1989)
  • Užmarštis (1990)
  • Заложники (1990)
  • Antros eilės pusbrolis (2000)
  • Ekskomisaras (2005)
  • Prie piliakalnio (2006)
  • Ponia Amnestija (2007)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Algirdas Pocius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
  2. ^ "Kaziela Vytautas". rasytojai.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Pocius, Algirdas". Ignitis grupė (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 19 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Algirdas POCIUS". Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (in Lithuanian).
  5. ^ "Mirė lietuvių prozininkas, buvęs Seimo narys Algirdas Pocius". Lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.