Vytautas V. Landsbergis

Vytautas V. Landsbergis fascinates me as the man who chose stories over speeches. Born in Vilnius into a dynasty of consequence, son of independence figure Vytautas Landsbergis and father of politician Gabrielius, he could have inherited the political stage outright. Instead he became a poet, children's author, journalist and director of film and theatre. I find that choice deeply moving: rather than addressing the nation from a podium, he tends its soul through fairy tales and verse handed to the next generation. To carry such heavy lineage and answer it with gentleness and imagination is, in my view, its own form of patriotism.

Name (English)

Vytautas V. Landsbergis

Name (Japanese)

ヴィータウタス・V・ランズベルギス

Reading

ゔぃーたうたす・V・らんずべるぎす

Born

May 25, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Vilnius, Lithuania

Occupation

poet / journalist / film director / writer / theatre director

University

Vilnius University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BBV%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AE%E3%82%B9

Tags

• poet
• journalist
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

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