Bronius Krivickas
Bronius Krivickas | |
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Krivickas in 1939 | |
| Born | 17 November 1919 Pervalkai, Lithuania |
| Died | 21 September 1952 (aged 32) Raguva forest, Lithuanian SSR |
| Resting place | Putiliškiai village cemetery |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, partisan, literary critic, translator |
| Alma mater | Vytautas Magnus University Vilnius University |
| Genre | Satire, realism, grotesque, absurdism |
| Subject | Religion, partisan lifestyle, heroism |
| Literary movement | Lithuanian partisans |
| Years active | 1938–1952 |
| Spouse | Marytė Ziemelytė |
| Relatives | Father: Antanas Krivickas Ona Krivickienė (Čingaitė) |
Bronius Krivickas (17 November 1919 – 21 September 1952) was a Lithuanian writer, poet, literary critic, and anti-Soviet partisan. His work is mainly characterized by satire and literary criticism against the occupying Soviet state. Among the partisans he was also widely known by his codename Vilnius.
Having enjoyed writing at an early age, Krivickas studied Lithuanian and French languages and literature at the Vytautas Magnus University. He participated in the activities of Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas's Šatrija art circle and Balys Sruoga's theater seminar. Krivickas established himself as a literary and theater critic, as well as poet and novella writer, and also developed a friendship with Mamertas Indriliūnas. He joined the Lithuanian partisan movement in 1945 and participated in their activities as a communicator, being dubbed by fellow partisans as "the professor" until his death in 1952 when he was found hiding in a bunker and subsequently executed. Krivickas and his works were one of the main voices of anti-Soviet resistance.