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Siaržuk Vituška (; 10 April 1965 – 2 July 2012) was a prominent figure of the
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in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer.


Early life

Vituška was born in Chysts near Maladzyechna in the northwest of the
Byelorussian SSR The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, Byelorussian SSR or Byelorussia; ; ), also known as Soviet Belarus or simply Belarus, was a republic of the Soviet Union (USSR). It existed between 1920 and 1922 as an independent state, and ...
. In 1989, he graduated from the
Belarusian State University The Belarusian State University (BSU) (, ; ) is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It was founded on October 30, 1921. The university was ranked 387th in the world in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. History 1919–1949 On February 25, 1919, ...
with a degree in history.


Belarusian Revival initiatives

In 1986 Vituška joined ''Talaka'' () and in 1987 was elected its chairman. ''Talaka'' was a cultural and educational youth organisation in
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in the late
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period. It was a predecessor and early part of the
Perestroyka ''Perestroika'' ( ; rus, перестройка, r=perestrojka, p=pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə, a=ru-perestroika.ogg, links=no) was a political reform movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s, widely associ ...
-inspired pro-independence movement in Soviet Belarus. Several key members of the ''Talaka'' later formed the
Belarusian Popular Front The Belarusian Popular Front "Revival" (BPF, ; ''Biełaruski Narodny Front "Adradžeńnie"'', ''BNF'') was a social and political movement in Belarus in the late 1980s and 1990s whose goals were national revival of Belarus, its democratization a ...
, an anti-Soviet national movement. Vituška was an author and member of the editorial board of (), a magazine researching Belarusian religious life and promoting the cause of the
Uniate Church The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of ...
revival.


Later life in Vilnius

From 1991 Vituška works at a Belarusian school in
Vilnius Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w ...
. He was a founder and the first director of the Belarusian museum in that city. He published a newspaper «Vilnia i kraj» (“Vilnius and Country”), participated in radio and TV programs and wrote articles for Belarusian newspapers Naša Niva («Наша Ніва») and Ruń («Рунь»). In 2011 he published his children book “Ding Dong: Let’s Do Stories” («''Дзінь-дзілінь: пара гуляць у казкі!''»).


Death

Vituška suffered from poor health in his late life and died on 2 July 2012 году in Vilnius. He is buried in the village of Rahava near
Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
.


References


Further reading

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. ''Радыё Свабода'' (in Belarusian) *

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Радыё Свабода Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a media organization broadcasting news and analyses in 27 languages to 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Headquartered in Prague since 1995, RFE/RL ...
'' (in Belarusian) *
Сяржук Вітушка (№37)
. ''web.archive.org''. 2013-06-19. * "
Vincuk Viačorka Valancin Ryhoravič Viačorka (, , ; born 7 July 1961) is a Belarusian linguist, politician and former leader (1999–2007) of the Belarusian Popular Front (BNF), a Belarusian opposition party. Early life and education Vincuk Viačorka was ...

Сяржук Вітушка — узор беларускага інтэлігента
. ''Новы Час''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vituska, Siarzuk 1965 births 2012 deaths Belarusian activists