Jonas Švedas Explained

Jonas Švedas (in Liepāja  - 15 October 1971 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian and Soviet composer. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1954.^[1] He was the co-composer of the Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic along with Balys Dvarionas.^[2]

References

1. http://www.oval.ru/enc/83502.html Швядас Йонас Изидоряус Большая советская энциклопедия (БСЭ), цитаты
2. Wolverton . Vance . Breaking the Silence: Choral Music of the Baltic Republics. Part III: Lithuania . The Choral Journal . 1998 . 38 . 10 . 27 . 23552610 . 13 May 2023 . 0009-5028.