Стасис Путвинскис

Стасис Путвинскис
Стасис Путвинскис
	Путвински в военной форме (1920)
Министр сельского хозяйства Литвы
	В офисе ; 6 сентября 1935 г. - 24 марта 1938 г.
President	Antanas Smetona
Prime Minister	Juozas Tūbelis
Preceded by	Jonas Pranas Aleksa
Succeeded by	Juozas Tūbelis
Personal details
Born	3 August 1898; Pavėžupis [lt], Russian Empire
Died	4 April 1942 (aged 43); Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), Soviet Union
Political party	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
Parents	Vladas Putvinskis (father); Emilija Putvinskienė [lt] (mother);
Alma mater	War School of Kaunas ; University of Halle

Stasys Putvinskis или Putvis ^{[ А ]} (3 августа 1898 - 4 апреля 1942 года) был литовским военным офицером, агрономом и политиком. Он служил министром сельского хозяйства в 1935–1938 годах.

Путвинскис родился в семье литовских дворян , у которой была большая ферма в Павженуписе [ LT ] . Его отцом был Владас Путвинскис , основатель литовского союза стрелков . В 1919 году Путвинскис вызвался для литовской армии . С 1 -м гусарским полком он увидел действие в политической войне в течение июля по октябрь 1920 года. Он ушел из военных в 1922 году для изучения агрономии в Университете Галле . Он вернулся в Литву в 1925 году и работал в своих поместьях, которая стала образцовой фермой. В то же время Путвинскис был активным в местной политике и в союзе стрелков.

В сентябре 1935 года Путвинскис стал министром сельского хозяйства под руководством премьер -министра Хузаса Тубелиса . Он работал над разрешением экономического кризиса в сельскохозяйственном секторе и по сохранению природы . Он подал в отставку после польского ультиматума в марте 1938 года. После советской оккупации Литвы Путвинскис был арестован NKVD и приговорен к восьми годам тюремного заключения. Он умер в тюрьме в Горки [ Ру ] (ныне Нижни Новгород ) в 1942 году.

Biography

Family

Stasys Putvinskis was born on 3 August 1898 in a manor of Pavėžupis [lt]. He was the eldest of six siblings.^[2] His family traced its noble roots to the times of Grand Duke Vytautas (died in 1430).^[3] His father Vladas Putvinskis was active in Lithuanian cultural life and became the founder of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union. His mother Emilija Putvinskienė [lt] was also from the Lithuanian nobility and was a relative of Bishop Motiejus Valančius. Their estates had 350 hectares (860 acres) of land, owned 40 cows and 36 horses, and employed 27 people.^[2]

Military service and education

Putvinskis was educated at home. In 1914, he enrolled at a school of commerce in Liepāja (Libau) but his education was interrupted by World War I.^[4] His father was deported to Voskresenskoye in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast,^[3] while his siblings were cut off in Moscow. Only he and his mother were left to care after the family's estates.^[4] Despite the difficulties, Putvinskis continued his education at the newly established Lithuanian Gymnasium of Rytas Society in Vilnius.^[2]

After graduation, he voluntarily joined the Lithuanian Army in May 1919. He was sent to study at the War School of Kaunas. Putvinskis graduated with the second class in December 1919.^[5] He was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the 1st Hussar Regiment. In July–October 1920, he saw action in the Polish–Lithuanian War near Rykantai, Eišiškės, Lentvaris, Vilnius.^[5] He was awarded the Order of the Cross of Vytis for intelligence gathering behind the Polish lines.^[2] In February 1921, he became regiment's adjutant. At the time, the regiment was commanded by Povilas Plechavičius.^[6]

In September 1922, he was released to the reserve so that he could pursue higher education. He completed an accelerated agronomy course at the University of Halle in Germany in 1925.^[5] He returned to Lithuania and worked at his family's estates in Pavėžupis. In 1934, he returned to the military and completed practice at the 2nd Uhlan Regiment. He was released to the reserve in November 1935.^[5]

Farming

Putvinskis' farm in Pavėžupis became an exemplary farm.^[6] The land was not particularly fertile, therefore Putvinskis invested in fertilizers and grew lupins. He purchased high quality seed for wheat, barley, potatoes. The farm bread Žemaitukas and Ardennais horses as well as Danish Red cows.^[6] He continued his father's practice of commercial breeding of fish in 12 ponds that covered a total of 82 hectares (200 acres). Students from the Dotnuva Agricultural College (present-day Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy) used the farm for practice and experiments.^[6]

He was an avid hunter and a few times a year organized large hunts attended by various officials.^[6] Duck hunting was particularly popular as they bred in large numbers in the ponds used for fishery. He curated the fishing and hunting section of the Šiauliai Aušra Museum [lt].^[6] In summer, his estates were visited by various officials, including zoologist Tadas Ivanauskas, painter Antanas Žmuidzinavičius, doctor Juozas Nemeikša [lt], musicologist Jadvyga Čiurlionytė [lt], writer Balys Sruoga, colonel Mykolas Kalmantas. Once, it was visited by President Antanas Smetona.^[6]

In 1938, after resignation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Putvinskis moved to Bubiai Manor [lt] that he inherited from his sister-in-law. The manor had 186 hectares (460 acres) of land that included a distillery, diary, silo. Putvinskis reconstructed the main manor house by adding the second floor.^[6]

Public work and minister

For a few years, Putvinskis taught a class on horses at the agricultural school in Šaukėnai. He was the first vice-chairman of the Chamber of Agriculture of Lithuania [lt]. He was also active in local politics – he was a member of the councils of Šaukėnai volost and Šiauliai county.^[6] Putvinskis participated in the activities of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union (founded by his father). He was vice-chairman of the 7th (Šiauliai) Regiment and commanded of the 1st Battalion. In 1937, he was elected to the board of the Riflemen's Union.^[6]

On 6 September 1935, Putvinskis became Minister of Agriculture in the government of Juozas Tūbelis. He succeeded Jonas Pranas Aleksa who was the Minister of Agriculture since the December 1926 coup d'état that brought President Antanas Smetona to power. According to memoirs of Putvinskis' son, Putvinskis was reluctant to accept the position and felt like "an eagle trapped in a cage" at the ministry.^[6] He was the only farmer who served as the Minister of Agriculture in interwar Lithuania.^[7]

At the time, Lithuanian agricultural sector suffered a crisis due to the lingering effects of the Great Depression and a substantial decrease in Lithuanian exports to Germany due to the trial of Neumann and Sass. Demanding financial assistance, farmers went on strike in Suvalkija in 1935–1936.^[2] Putvinskis worked to combat this crisis.^[2] In addition, he founded the Veterinary Academy (present-day Lithuanian University of Health Sciences). He also worked on conservation: established a fund for reforestation, a fund for wildlife and hunting culture, and the first protected area in Žuvintas.^[6]

In June 1936, Putvinskis was also elected to the Fourth Seimas. It was controlled by the Lithuanian Nationalist Union and did not play a decisive role in Lithuanian politics.^[2] Putvinskis was not very active in the Seimas. He spoke more often when Seimas discussed issued concerning agriculture and infrastructure. On several occasions, he opposed the official positions taken by the government or the Seimas.^[8]

On 17 March 1938, Poland delivered an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding to reestablish diplomatic relations that were severed due to the conflict over Vilnius Region since 1920. According to memoirs of General Stasys Raštikis, Putvinskis was the most vocal of government ministers arguing that Lithuania should reject the ultimatum.^[6] However, the ultimatum was accepted and the government of Tūbelis resigned on 24 March 1938.^[2]

Soviet persecution

On 12 July 1940, just a month after the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, Putvinskis was arrested by the NKVD and kept in Šiauliai Prison [lt].^[4] On 24 May 1941, the Special Council of the NKVD sentenced him to eight years in prison. On 14 June 1941, just a week before the German invasion of the Soviet Union, he was transported first to Staraya Russa and then to the prison in Gorky [ru] (now Nizhny Novgorod).^[4] He arrived to Gorky on 3 July 1941 and died there on 4 April 1942.^[5] The exact location of his burial is unknown.^[2]

Personal life

In 1923, Putvinskis married Darija née Zubovaitė (1901–1997), granddaughter of graf Nikolay Zubov [lt] and niece of Vladimir Zubov.^[2] They met at the University of Halle.^[6] They had two daughters and a son. His daughter Julija Daniliauskienė [lt] (1926–2009) was a folk artist specializing in papercutting.^[2]

Darija Putvinskienė and her three children were deported to Onguday^[5] in the Altai Krai during the June deportation in 1941. In summer 1942, they were transferred to Muostakh near Bykovsky on the shores of the Laptev Sea. They were allowed to relocate to Yakutsk in 1947 and return to Lithuania in 1956.^[2]

Awards

Putvinskis received the following state awards:^[4]

1920: Order of the Cross of Vytis (1st degree)
1920: Order of the Cross of Vytis (5th degree)
1928: Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (4th degree)
1928: Independence Medal (Lithuania)
1929: Latvian War of Independence 10 Year Anniversary Commemorative Medal [lv]
1935: Riflemen's Star
1937: Order of the White Star (1st class)

Notes

^ Reportedly, "Pūtvis" is the original Lithuanian surname of the family derived from the Pūtvė [lt] village that was a hillfort during the 14th-century Lithuanian Crusade.^[1] It was changed to "Putvinskis" due to Polonization. Putvinskis' children officially changed their surname to Pūtvis in 1938.^[1]

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nefas, Mindaugas (2016). "Šaulių sąjungos kūrėjas ir jo pavardės problema" (PDF). Trimitas (in Lithuanian). 5 (1308): 30. ISSN 1392-4753.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bitautas, Algis; Tamošaitis, Mindaugas (2016). "Putvinskis Stasys" (PDF). In Tamošaitis, Mindaugas; Bitautas, Algis; Svarauskas, Artūras (eds.). Lietuvos Respublikos 1918–1940 m. vyriausybių ministrų biografinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. pp. 323–325. ISBN 978-5-420-01778-4.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kavaliauskaitė, Živilė. "Putvinskis-Putvis Vladas". Žemaičių žemė (in Lithuanian). Regionų kultūrinių iniciatyvų centras. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Driaučiūnaitė, Ramunė (4 April 2022). "Stasys Putvinskis-Pūtvys" (PDF). Atmintinos datos (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kulnytė, Birutė, ed. (2006). Lietuvos kariuomenės karininkai 1918–1953 (in Lithuanian). Vol. VI. Vilnius: Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-9955-415-67-1.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Iganatavičius, Stasys (24 August 2023). "Stasio Putvinskio – Pūtvio 125-osioms gimimo metinėms" (in Lithuanian). Voruta. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "The Agricultural Chamber as helper of the Ministry". Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania. 12 December 2023.
^ Svarauskas, Artūras; Jašinauskas, Linas (2007). "Putvinskis Stasys". In Ragauskas, Aivas; Tamošaitis, Mindaugas (eds.). Lietuvos Respublikos Seimų I (1922–1923), II (1923–1926), III (1926–1927), IV (1936–1940) narių biografinis žodynas. Didysis Lietuvos parlamentarų biografinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. p. 671. ISBN 978-9955-20-345-2.

[2] Reportedly, "Pūtvis" is the original Lithuanian surname of the family derived from the Pūtvė [lt] village that was a hillfort during the 14th-century Lithuanian Crusade.^[1] It was changed to "Putvinskis" due to Polonization. Putvinskis' children officially changed their surname to Pūtvis in 1938.^[1]

[nefas-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Nefas, Mindaugas (2016). "Šaulių sąjungos kūrėjas ir jo pavardės problema" (PDF). Trimitas (in Lithuanian). 5 (1308): 30. ISSN 1392-4753.

[bitau-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bitautas, Algis; Tamošaitis, Mindaugas (2016). "Putvinskis Stasys" (PDF). In Tamošaitis, Mindaugas; Bitautas, Algis; Svarauskas, Artūras (eds.). Lietuvos Respublikos 1918–1940 m. vyriausybių ministrų biografinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. pp. 323–325. ISBN 978-5-420-01778-4.

[kaval-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kavaliauskaitė, Živilė. "Putvinskis-Putvis Vladas". Žemaičių žemė (in Lithuanian). Regionų kultūrinių iniciatyvų centras. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[driauc-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Driaučiūnaitė, Ramunė (4 April 2022). "Stasys Putvinskis-Pūtvys" (PDF). Atmintinos datos (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[kulny-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kulnytė, Birutė, ed. (2006). Lietuvos kariuomenės karininkai 1918–1953 (in Lithuanian). Vol. VI. Vilnius: Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-9955-415-67-1.

[ignat-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Iganatavičius, Stasys (24 August 2023). "Stasio Putvinskio – Pūtvio 125-osioms gimimo metinėms" (in Lithuanian). Voruta. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

[zum-8] "The Agricultural Chamber as helper of the Ministry". Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania. 12 December 2023.

[svara-9] Svarauskas, Artūras; Jašinauskas, Linas (2007). "Putvinskis Stasys". In Ragauskas, Aivas; Tamošaitis, Mindaugas (eds.). Lietuvos Respublikos Seimų I (1922–1923), II (1923–1926), III (1926–1927), IV (1936–1940) narių biografinis žodynas. Didysis Lietuvos parlamentarų biografinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. p. 671. ISBN 978-9955-20-345-2.

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