Romualdas Ozolas

Romualdas Ozolas [rɔmʊˈɐɫdɐs ˈoːzɔɫɐs] (31 January 1939 – 6 April 2015) was a Lithuanian politician, activist, writer and pedagogue who taught at Vilnius University. He was of Latvian descent on his father's side.

He was a winner of the . When recalling his years as the member of the Communist Party of Lithuania, Ozolas said: "After a long while of hesitation, I have made up my mind to see "what makes socialism". After a few years it was absolutely clear. It took me two more years until I left. However, I have faced the Perestroika of Mikhail Gorbachev, thus finding out its being as well as its mode of life. I only needed to take a look around, to see from which side I should make an approach."

Member of Sąjūdis: 1988–1990 Ozolas had a clear vision for Lithuania: That it would be an independent state and a free nation from the very start. According to the political commentator A. Ramonaitė, during the primary stages of Sąjūdis—the Reform Movement for Lithuania—Ozolas had been a key member, the glue who bound everything together. He was well-known, had ties with various discussion groups, and had a well-grounded political vision. He was also against the idea of Lithuania joining the eurozone.

Works Stories about Philosophers and Philosophy (1988) The First Years of Re-established Independence (1992) Within the Sources of Rebirth (1996)