Background
Zirnitis, Peteris was born on November 28, 1944 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Karlis Karlsons and Milda (Puke) Zirnite.
Zirnitis, Peteris was born on November 28, 1944 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Karlis Karlsons and Milda (Puke) Zirnite.
Graduate, University Leningrad, Russia, 1971. Graduate, Academy Social Sciences, Moscow, 1984.
Chief editor, Latvian State television, 1969-1972; chief editor, Cultural Weekly, Latvia, 1972-1975; secretary, Writer's Union, Latvia, 1975-1982; chief editor, State News Agency, Latvia, 1984-1986; director, National Archive Culture, Latvia, 1988-1992; president, NORDIK, Latvia, since 1992.
Sergeant Soviet Army, 1964-1969. Member Latvian Writer's Union, Board Latvian Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Lions.
Married Anita Erna Jansone, September 19, 1975.