1932 Vitautas Landsbergis was born

80 years ago, on October 18, 1932, Vitautas Landsbergis was born in the family of the famous architect Vitautas Landsbergis Zhiamkalnis.

Landsbergis is the leader of the Popular Front of Lithuania “Sayudis”, the last chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania and the first chairman of the restored Sejm of the Republic of Lithuania, now a deputy of the European Parliament.

The mother of Landsbergis on Yablonskita-Landsbergen for the salvation of Jews during the years of the Nazi occupation of Lithuania is ranked as the righteous of the world.

The main merit of Landsbergis is the restoration of Lithuanian independence and the establishment of a democratic system in Lithuania.

Assessing the recent election of Vladimir Putin for the third presidential term, Landsbergis said: "Like the elections to the State Duma that took place at the end of last year, the presidential elections were only" procedures ", during which the results could be predicted in advance, there was not a choice, but selection."