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Aleś Čumakoŭ
Ales (), also spelled Aleś in Łacinka, is a Belarusian masculine given name. It comes from the Greek name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: *Ales Adamovich (1927–1994), Soviet Belarusian writer, screenwriter, literary critic and democratic activist *Ales Bachyla (1918–1983), Belarusian poet and playwright *Ales Bialiatski (born 1962), Belarusian pro-democracy activist and prisoner of conscience *Aleś Dudar (1904–1937), Belarusian poet, critic, translator and a victim of Stalin's purges *Aleś Harun (1887–1920), Belarusian poet, prose writer, dramatist, lyricist and an opinion journalist *Ales Michalevic (born 1975), Belarusian public figure and politician *Ales Prudnikau (1910–1941), Belarusian poet *Ales Pushkin (1965–2023), Belarusian non-conformist painter, theater artist, performer, art curator, and political prisoner *Aleś Razanaŭ (1947–2021), Belarusian writer, poet and translator *Ales Savitsky (1924–2015), Belarusian writer and public figur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łacinka
The Belarusian Latin alphabet or Łacinka (from , BGN/PCGN romanization of Belarusian, BGN/PCGN: , ) for the Latin script in general is the Latin script as used to write Belarusian. It is similar to the Sorbian alphabet and incorporates features of the Polish alphabet, Polish and Czech alphabet, Czech alphabets. Today, Belarusian most commonly uses the Cyrillic script, Cyrillic alphabet. Use Łacinka was used in the Belarusian area from the 16th century. After the Third Partition of Poland, annexation of the Belarusian territory by the Russian Empire, Łacinka was completely banned by the Russian authorities during 1859-1905 in order to facilitate the switch to the Belarusian alphabet, Cyrillic script and preferably to the Russian language. This ban October Manifesto, ended in 1905, resulting in the active concurrent use of both Łacinka and the Belarusian Cyrillic script in numerous books and newspapers until the 1930s. Though during the time of the German occupation of Byel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |