This year marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of communism in Europe and the end of the Cold War.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of communism in Europe and the end of the Cold War. One of the leaders of this historical process, Vytautas Landsbergis, is on a visit to Japan between 19 and 23 of November. Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament was the first Head of State of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union.
Professor Landsbergis is world famous politician active in political arena for almost two decades. He proclaimed and implemented the concept of moral politics and non–violent fight for democracy, freedom and independence. Under his leadership Lithuania resisted the armed violence and blockade of the former Soviet Union and contributed to the demolition of the Soviet Union and liberalization of Europe.
20 years ago, Vytautas Landsbergis as a leader of popular movement Sajudis was orchestrating the Baltic way in Lithuania. Baltic way was the Baltic States manifestation of their inalienable right for Independence. On 23 August 1989, more than two months before the Fall of Berlin Wall, almost two million Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians held each others hands on the 600 kilometers of the human chain which connected Vilnius to Riga and Tallinn. The Baltic way today is enlisted to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.
Vytautas Landsbergis has written twenty books on a variety of topics, politics, and music including a monograpghy of outstanding Lithuanian artist composer, painter, writer and visionary Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. He performs in various concert halls playing recitals of piano works by M. K. Čiurlionis, some performance were recorded. He continues to be President of the M.K. Ciurlionis Society and Honorary President of the Lithuanian Chess Federation.