The life of well-known TV host, producer, and public figure Arūnas Valinskas has seen many dramatic turns. Perhaps the most surprising was his transformation from entertainer to politician. When parties would decorate themselves with celebrities before elections, like ornaments on a Christmas tree, he thought – why couldn’t the ornaments set up their own tree? This idea led to the creation of his Nation’s Resurrection Party, featuring the Ten Commandments instead of a political program.
How did Valinskas’ unique personality develop, and how did the Soviet reality, often stranger than any joke, shape both him and Lithuania’s humor culture? What distinguishes a comedian from a politician? Find out in this candid conversation with LFMI President Elena Leontjeva in the Beyond Economics and Back podcast.
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