ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə fˈækəlti ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi ænd fɪlˈɑːlədʒi ʌv vˈɪlnɪəs jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
In 1954, he graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of Vilnius University with a degree in Lithuanian language and literature.