Deletion of Vasilijus Safronovas

Comment: responding to some points made above. 1. His newspaper mentions are not in passing; the two linked articles are dedicated solely to him. 2. If an article on Lithuanian historiography were created, to include Safronovas, it'd need to discuss only the most notable historians; it wouldn't be worthwhile to include him if WP deemed him unworthy of a separate article. 3. Does he meet general notability guidelines, by virtue of his coverage in the two papers and the Encyclopedia of Lithuania Minor, or does  override those
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)