Tomas Venclova

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Tomas Venclova

Literature

#466

World Rank

#1201

Historical Rank

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Why Is Tomas Venclova Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Tomas Venclova is a Lithuanian poet, prose writer, scholar, philologist and translator of literature. He is one of the five founding members of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group. In 1977, following his dissident activities, he was forced to emigrate and was deprived of his Soviet citizenship. Since 1980, he has taught Russian and Polish literature at Yale University. Considered a major figure in world literature, he has received many awards, including the Prize of Two Nations , and The Person of Tolerance of the Year Award from the Sugihara Foundation, among other honors.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Tomas Venclova?

Tomas Venclova is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• Yale University
• University of Tartu
• Vilnius University