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Antanas Venclova ( in TrempiniaiJune 28 1971 in Vilnius ) was a Lithuania n Poet , Journalist and Translator .

He studied Lithuanian, Russian and French at the Kaunas University ; he worked as a teacher and editor before being briefly appointed as Minister of Education of the Lithuanian SSR following the Soviet takeover in 1940 . He lived in Russia during the Nazi occupation, returning in 1944.

In the following years, he faithfully served the Soviet government. His son, Tomas Venclova , was however a prominent dissident.