The Remembrance Duty By Uladzimir Kalesnik The Remembrance Duty is the author's life story full of details about locations, events and the spiritual environment and culture of the village of Sinyauskaya Slabada on the River Nyoman, where Uladzimir Kalesnik was born. The author describes the job of a rafter, as his father was a raftsman, village life and his studies in the Navahrudak Teacher's Training School. He recalls World War II... More »

Кнігу вядомага літаратуразнаўцы складаюць партрэты і эсэ, прысвечаныя дзеячам беларускай культуры і літаратуры - Р. Шырму, В. Таўляю, У. Караткевічу, а таксама мастацкаму слову Я. Брыля, А. Разанава, Н. Мацяш, А. Карпюка. Асаблівую цікавасць уяўляе нарыс "Пражскі эпісталярый", у якім аўтар дае шырокую панараму літаратурнага, культурнага і палітычнага жыцця Беларусі 20-30-х гадоў. і ўдзелу ў ім літаратараў, асветнікаў, палітыкаў, такіх,... More »

Uladzimir Kalesnik and Yanka Bryl were friends since World War II. They were members of a partisan detachment. They maintained friendly ties until the last days. Their families also were on friendly terms. There were no secrets and there was nothing the researcher could have failed to mention. He writes about Bryl’s private life, meetings with writers and publishers, joint trips and joint projects (“Between the Fields,” “We Come from a... More »

The book by Uladzimer Kelesnik, a prominent literary scholar, reviewer and researcher, includes sketches about figures who played a key role in the evolution of the Belarusian culture, literature and language. The characters include Francysak Skaryna, Mikola Husouski, Yanka Kupala and Uladzimer Karatkevich, as well as Redki, a little known fairy tale writer whose works are analyzed in detail in the context of historical developments.... More »

The author takes us back to the troublesome early 20th century characterized by a rise of revolutionary movements, the establishment of a new empire and a tough situation in western Belarus. Writer Uladzimir Kalesnik tells the life story of Anatol Alsheuski, secretary of the Young Leninist Communist League Central Committee in western Belarus, an associate of Vera Kharuzhaya. The author uses a live and plain language. His character’s ... More »

Learned Through Fate is a collection of literary profiles and sketches about writers who began their career in western Belarus. The book includes richly-researched profiles of Halyash Leuchyk, Mikhas Vasilyok, Ales Salahub, Mikola Zasim, and sketches and essays about Pilip Pestrak, Maksim Tank, Yanka Bryl, Ukrainian poet Alyaksandr Haurylyuk and Polish poet and translator Jan Guszcza, who worked closely with writers in Belarus. A long ... More »

Uladzimir Kalesnik’s personal acquaintanceship with Maksim Tank (Yauhen Skurko) helped him learn more about the poet and observe his private life. The book describes the life and career of the people’s poet of Belarus. It provides an in-depth analysis of Tank’s poems and his poetical skills. The author also examines effects of historical developments on his works. The book was primarily intended for Belarusian literature teachers and st... More »

Uladzimir Zhylka established himself as a poet in western Belarus between the early 20th and early 30s. The author recounts Zhylka's life story in a broader context, describing the social environment at the time, touching on subjects of daily life and struggle, political and artistic thinking, creative currents, methods and styles. Many aspects of Zhylka's works help trace links between literature in western Belarus and the Soviet lit... More »

The book features a description of various literary trends in western Belarus and profiles of several writers, including Mikhas Vasilyok, Ales Salahub, Mikola Zasim and Alyaksandr Haurylyuk. In addition, the author analyzes developments that had an effect on the evolution of Belarusian literature. This book can be seen as a continuation of another collection entitled The Poetry of Struggle. But even the two books do not produce a comp... More »

Literature in western Belarus and Maksim Tank as one of its representatives is the core of The Poetry of Struggle. The author thoroughly examines works by young poets who sought to inspire people to fight for independence. Many poems written in western Belarus before World War II called for struggle. One of those voices belongs to Maksim Tank. The book features a chronology of the poet's life and creative work. It shows how circumsta... More »