Panevėžio apygardos balsas

Lithuanian weekly newspaper

The Panevėžio apygardos balsas (literally: Voice of Panevėžys county) was the weekly newspaper of the Lithuanian Nationalist Party [lt] in Panevėžys, which ran since August 1941 until May[1] or June 1944.[2] It was also the newspaper of Panevėžys county.[1]

History

Panevėžio apygardos balsas replaced the weekly Panevėžietis ("Panevėžian") on 29 November 1941.[2] Panevėžietis began to be published in June[1] or 7 July[2] 1941 but was initially called the Išlaisvintas panevėžietis ("Liberated Panevėžian") until its 9th issue in mid-September.[1][2] Its editor-in-chief was Petras Balčiūnas [lt].[1]

Editors

  • Vytautas Kasniūnas [lt] and Algirdas Jonas Kaulėnas – 1941–1942[1]
  • Jonas Vytautas Narbutas and Jonas Mekas – 1943–1944.[1] At this point in time, this was an underground newspaper.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Tapinas 1997, p. 373.
  2. ^ a b c d Bruzgul 2008.
  3. ^ "Jonas Mekas". VDU (in Lithuanian). 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

Sources

  • Tapinas, Laimonas (1997). "Panevėžio apygardos balsas" (PDF). Žurnalistikos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Pradai. ISBN 9986-776-62-7.
  • Bruzgul, Danuta (2008). "LCVA fondo R-1267 pažyma". www.archyvai.lt (in Lithuanian).

External links

  • Issues of the newspaper Panevėžio apygardos balsas from 1941 to 1944.