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Alhierd Bacharevič
Alhierd Bakharevich (, born 31 January 1975 in Minsk) is a Belarusian writer and translator. Born Oleg Ivanovich Bacharevič, he adopted his Pen name, nom-de-plume (which refers to Algirdas, the medieval ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) in his first literary publications in 1993. In 1997 he graduated from the :be:Філалагічны факультэт БДПУ імя М. Танка, Philological Faculty of the Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University, Belarusian Pedagogical University in Minsk. Afterward, Bacharevič worked as a teacher of Belarusian and then as a journalist. His first texts were published in 1993. In the 1990s, he was one of the founders of the Belarusian literary and artistic avantgarde group :be:Бум-Бам-Літ, Bum-Bam-Lit. In 1998, this group published the now cult anthology of their poetry, namely, ''Tazik biełaruski'' ('The Belarusian Basin'). At that time Bacharevič married Ksienija Brečka (Ксенія Брэчка). They have on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk, Belarus
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district. it has a population of about two million, making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First mentioned in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk, an appanage of the Principality of Polotsk, before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, after the Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
