Jerzy Turonek (; 26 April 1929 – 2 January 2019) was a Polish-Belarusian historian. He was born in Dūkštas into the family of West Belarusian political activist in the

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's Wilno Voivodeship.

Biography

After

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, Turonek graduated from the Higher School for Planning and Statistics in

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in 1952, and later worked for the Polish foreign trade chamber where he was analysing the international chemicals market and worked at the European economic commission in

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. In the early 1960s, Turonek began researching the Belarusian national movement of the early 20th century, Polish-Belarusian relations in the 20th century, and the history of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1986, he became a Doctor of History. Turonek is the author of monograph ''Białoruś pod okupacją niemiecką'' (Belarus under the German occupation) published in 1993 by Książka i Wiedza. Copies of his monograph shipped to Belarus for distribution were confiscated by the

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, the Belarusian security service.

Works

* ''Białoruś pod okupacją niemiecką'' (Belarus under German occupation, Warsaw, 1993), * ''Wacław Iwanowski i odrodzenie Białorusi'' (Vacłaŭ Ivanoŭski and the renaissance of Belarus, Warsaw, 1992), * ''Książka białoruska w II Rzeczypospolitej 1921-1939'' (Belarusian book publishing in the

, Warsaw, 2000), * ''Беларуская кніга пад нямецкім кантролем (1939-1944)'' (Belarusian book publishing under German control in 1939-1944, Minsk, 2002). * ''Людзі СБМ'' (People GMS, Belarusian Youth Union)Вынікі ператрусу на кватэры, дзе знаходзіцца маёмасьць «Бацькаўшчыны» — канфіскаваныя гістарычныя кнігі
Наша Ніва

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turonek, Jerzy 1929 births 2019 deaths People from Dūkštas Polish people of Belarusian descent 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Historians of Belarus Male non-fiction writers