Background
KOBECKAITE, Dr. Halina was born on December 20, 1939 in Trakai, Lithuania. Parents: Simonas Kobeckas and Eugenija Kobeckiene (née Dubinska).
KOBECKAITE, Dr. Halina was born on December 20, 1939 in Trakai, Lithuania. Parents: Simonas Kobeckas and Eugenija Kobeckiene (née Dubinska).
Vilnius University, journalism, 1962. Tashkent University, Uzbek filology, 1963. Aesthetic Institute, Moscow University, Doctor of Philosophy, 1971.
Spoken languages: Karaim. Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, English, Uzbek.
Member, Sajudis Movement, since 1988. Director-General, Department of Nationalities, since 1989. Lecturer, Kaunas Medicine Academy, 1964-1967.
Lecturer, Vilnius Technical University, 1971-1989.
Karaizm.
Head, Association, of the Culture of Lithuanian Karaims. Member, Lithuanian Journalists Union. Member, Lithuanian Writers Union.
Spouse Mykolas Firkovicius, 1969. Children: Karina.