▁Soviet ▁Union ▁was ▁concluded ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Law – Admin istr ative ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁When ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁decided ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Pur ick is ▁followed ▁suit ▁and ▁res igned . ▁It ▁meant ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁politics ▁and ▁diplom acy . ▁ ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁public ▁work ▁ ▁W riter ▁and ▁editor ▁Pur ick is ▁began ▁writing ▁articles ▁to ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁press , ▁mainly ▁the ▁official ▁daily ▁, ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁insight ful ▁analyt ical ▁articles ▁of ▁economic ▁and ▁ge opol it ical ▁develop ments ▁and ▁their ▁effects ▁on ▁Lith u ania . ▁He ▁used ▁pen ▁name ▁V yg andas ▁to ▁avoid ▁personal ▁attacks . ▁When ▁L iet u va ▁editor ▁ ▁became ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁V y ta ut as ▁Pet r ul is ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁editor ▁of ▁L iet u va . ▁He ▁improved ▁the ▁newspaper ▁by ▁bol ster ing ▁its ▁international ▁coverage ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁dedicated ▁section ▁for ▁articles ▁on ▁economy ▁and ▁an ▁ 8 -