33 books for another Belarus

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Valjancin Akudovič

Rustle of Silence

Valjancin Akudovič is one of the central figures of the Belarusian rebirth of the transition period, whose representatives were concerned with national self-determination, overcoming the colonial legacy and establishing Belarusian culture. “The time... More

Ihar Babkou

Adam Klakotsky and his Shadows

The novel in twelve stories from the life of the courageous enlightener and encyclopaedist Adam Klakotsky is a classic novel of post-classical Belarusian literature, in which local reality is viewed through the magical crystal of day and night dreams... More

Ihnat Abdziralovič

The Eternal Way

The Eternal Way (Адвечным шляхам) Right at the beginning of this essay, written in 1921, Belarus is presented as “the border between East and West”, a culture without distinct contours. Kančeŭski sees the tragedy of the Belarusian nation in th... More

Zmicier Vishnioŭ

Unsubordinated

The cultural "zero point" situation, the ongoing severe repression in Belarus against everyone and everything that is not acceptable to the government, and the war were and are associated with a radical professional and biographical break for Vishnio... More

Tanya Dzivakova and Vera Burlak

Language Games

The artist and educator Tanya Dzivakova and the poet, translator and doctor of literature Vera Burlak are developing language games for children in Belarusian, a language that is coming under increasing pressure in today's Belarus. Many children left... More

Mikhail Gulin

The Great Majority

In this book, the artist Mikhail Gulin tells the story of the largest animals on our planet, those currently living and those already extinct. He doesn't just tell the story, but he also puts them in relation to each other: What is big? Big, heavy, p... More

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