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13 Oct 2021

October 13 marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mikalaj Shchakacikhin (1896–1940), a talented historian, theorist and art critic, cultural critic, teacher, creator of the scientific base for the national art history.

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8 Oct 2021

Mikhail (Mikhail Xaverius Sigizmund) Jielski, a violinist-performer, composer, and musical publicist of the 19th century, representative of the Late Romantic movement in European music made a significant contribution to the development of musical art in Belarus. His 190th anniversary will be celebrated in 2021.

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29 Sep 2021

This year marks the 230th anniversary of the birth of Kazimir Charnouski (1791–1847), who designed various types of submarine ships and proposed many original ideas that were later used to create the submarine fleet. For many years, his name remained unknown to researchers of the history of shipbuilding: the works of a talented inventor from Belarus were hidden in secret archival collections.

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5 Sep 2021

September 5 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Vital Volski (Vital Zejdel, 1901-1988), writer, playwright, theatre critic, famous storyteller and ethnographer.

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15 Aug 2021

August 15 marks the 190th anniversary of the birth of Vinces Karatynski (1831–1891), Belarusian and Polish writer, poet, publicist, translator, one of the most famous writers and journalists of the middle of the 19th century

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30 Jul 2021

In July, the magazine of satire and humor "Vozhyk" ("The Hedgehog") celebrated its 80th anniversary.

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27 Jul 2021

July 27 marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of an outstanding book graphic satirist, caricaturist, illustrator and painter Jazep Horyd (1896–1939).

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8 Jul 2021

July 8 marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Maria Magdalena Radziwill (1861–1945), an activist of the Belarusian cultural movement, an educator, a philanthropist who supported the opening of educational institutions, hospitals, churches, orphanages, publication of books and newspapers in the Belarusian language.

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7 Jul 2021

Today, July 7, is the birthday of our outstanding compatriot, the world famous artist Marc Chagall. There are unique autographs, illustrated editions showing the life and creative career of the master and the cultural atmosphere of the early 20th century in the National Library of Belarus.

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21 Jun 2021

June 21 marks the 280th anniversary of the birth of the famous French scientist-encyclopaedist, doctor of medicine, professor Jean Emmanuel Gilibert (1741-1814), who is rightfully considered the founder of pharmaceutical sciences in Belarus. He created and for several years headed the first higher medical institution in the territory of modern Belarus – the Hrodna Medical Academy.

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15 Jun 2021

June 15 marks 200 years since the birth of Mikalaj Zaremba (1821-1879), music theorist, teacher, and composer.

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14 Jun 2021

June 14 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Karl Shkilter (1891-1941), historian, journalist, editor, bibliographer, publicist, political and public figure, candidate of historical sciences, professor, acting director of the State Library of BSSR named after V.I. Lenin in 1937.

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7 Jun 2021

This is how the renowned poet Frantsishak Bahushevich called the famous writer Eliza Azheshka (1841-1910), thereby defining the main features of her talent – humanism, sincerity and truthfulness. Her writings are of great importance for the Belarusian people: much of the writer's heritage is dedicated to them.

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27 May 2021

2021 marks the 150th anniversary of Isaak Sierbau (1871‒1943), a well-known ethnographer, folklorist, archaeologist who studied everyday life, material culture, folk-poetic and musical art of the Belarusian people.

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16 May 2021

May 16 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Vasil Vitka (1911–1996), poet, writer, critic, honored cultural worker, laureate of the State Prize of Belarus.

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11 May 2021

May 11 – 130 years since the birth of Anatoly Fedyushin, a famous scientist in the field of zoology, ornithology, hunting and nature conservation.

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26 Apr 2021

Already three and a half decades separate us from one of the most terrible and large-scale man-made disasters of our time? accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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19 Apr 2021

April 19 marks the 140th anniversary of Usievalad Ihnatouski (1881‒1931), Belarusian historian, political and public figure, initiator of the creation of the Inbelcult.

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19 Mar 2021

March 19 marks the 100th anniversary of I.A. Jukho (1921–2004), a famous Belarusian legal scholar, founder of the scientific school of the history of state and law of Belarus.

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15 Mar 2021

March 15 marks the 240th anniversary of the Juzaf Zavadski (1781-1838), publisher, bibliophile, journalist, and bookseller.

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