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Makar Kraŭcoŭ
Makar Kraŭcoŭ (also known as Makar Kaścievič, ; 18 August 1891 – October 1939) was an active participant in the Belarusian independence movement, writer and a victim of Great Purge, Stalin's purges. He authored the lyrics of Vajacki marš, a popular patriotic song. Early years Kraŭcoŭ (surname at birth, Kaścievič) was born into a prosperous farming family in the village of Babroŭnia, Grodno Governorate, Hrodna province of the Russian Empire (nowadays in Grodno District, Hrodna district of Belarus). He received his education in a teachers' seminary in Svislach, Svislač and worked as a teacher in the Hrodna province. Involvement in the Belarusian independence movement Kraŭcoŭ became actively involved in the Belarusian independence movement while serving in the Russian Imperial Army during World War I. After the February Revolution he came to Minsk and took an active part in the preparation of the First All-Belarusian Congress. He was involved in the work of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grodno Governorate
The Grodno Governorate, (russian: Гро́дненская губе́рнiя, translit=Grodnenskaya guberniya, pl, Gubernia grodzieńska, be, Гродзенская губерня, translit=Hrodzenskaya gubernya, lt, Gardino gubernija, uk, Гродненська губернія) was a governorate () of the Russian Empire. It was part of the Vilna Governorate-General and Northwestern Krai. Overview Grodno, a western province or governorate of the former Russian Empire, currently located in Belarus, was situated between about 52° to 54° N latitude and 21° to 24° E longitude, and bounded N by Vilna E by Minsk S by Volhynia and W by the former kingdom of Poland. Its land size was . The province was a wide plain in parts, very swampy and covered with large pine tree forests. Of these, that of Białowieża in the district of comprising a circuit of over deserves notice. There, bisons were preserved. The navigable rivers are Niemen, Bug, Narev, and Bobra, the most imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
