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Case Of The Union Of Liberation Of Belarus
The Case of the Union of Liberation of Belarus was a political and criminal case initiated by the GPU of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic against several Belarusian scientists and culture activists. The case formed part of a wave of Soviet repressions in Belarus in 1929 - 1931. The GPU accused the victims of membership in a (presumably non-existent) anti-Soviet organization called the ''Union of Liberation of Belarus'' ( be, Саюз вызвалення Беларусі). Most of the accused were killed, or expelled to far-away regions of the USSR. The case started with the arrest of the editor Piotar Iljučonak on February 17, 1930. During the spring and summer of 1930 108 people were arrested. At the beginning the GPU saw Vaclaw Lastowski (former prime minister of the Belarusian People's Republic), Alaksandar Ćvikievič and Arkadź Smolič (former agriculture minister of the Belarusian People's Republic), as leaders of the organization. Later Alaksandar Adamov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski
Vaclaŭ Justynavič Lastoŭski (, , russian: Вацлав Усти́нович Ласто́вский), 8 November 1883 – 23 January 1938) was a leading figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the early 20th century and the Prime Minister of the Belarusian Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1923, as well as a writer, historian and academic of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences persecuted by the Soviet authorities. Early years Lastoŭski was born on 8 November 1883 in the village of Kalieśnikaŭ, Disnensky county, Viĺnia Governorate of the Russian Empire (nowadays - Hlybokaye District, Belarus) into the family of a landless nobleman. Having received his primary education at the Pahost Primary School, he moved to Viĺnia in 1896 where he worked as a shop assistant and, later, in Šiauliai, as a clerk. In 1902 Lastoŭski joined the Polish Socialist Party that was active in Lithuania. In 1905-1906 he worked as a librarian of a student library in St. Petersburg wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блика Башкортоста́н, r=Respublika Bashkortostan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bəʂkərtɐˈstan also unofficially called Bashkiria (russian: Башкирия, tr. Bashkiriya), is a republic of Russia located between the Volga and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It covers and has a population of 4 million. It is Russia's 7th most populous federal subject and most populous republic. Its capital and largest city is Ufa. Bashkortostan was established on .Национально-государственное устройство Башкортостана, 1917–1925 гг: Общее введение и Том 1 // Билал Хамитович Юлдашбаев, Китап, 2002, , 9785295029165Хрестоматия по и ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janka Bialkievič
Janka, typically a given name or a surname, is a form of the originally Hebrew language name ''"Yohanan"'' (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer * Les Janka, American consultant * Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), Austrian wood researcher * Victor von Janka (1837-1900), Hungarian botanist * Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher Given name: * Janka Bryl (1917–2006), Belarusian writer * Janka Gabor (1896-1997), Austrio-Hungarian Countess de Szigethy, mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor * Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter * Yanka Kupala, also known as ''Janka Kupała'', (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer * Yanka Maur, also known as ''Janka Maŭr'', (1883–1971), Belarusian writer * Ahmed Janka Nabay Ahmed Janka Nabay (5 January 1964 – 2 April 2018) was a Sierra Leonean musician and a major figure in Bubu Music, a traditionally Temne mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Babareka
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judaism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanovo
Ivanovo ( rus, Иваново, p=ɪˈvanəvə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Russia. It is the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located northeast of Moscow and approximately from Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir and Kostroma. Ivanovo has a population of 361,644 as of the 2021 Census, making it the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, 50th largest city in Russia. Until 1932, it was previously known as ''Ivanovo-Voznesensk''. The youngest city of the Golden Ring of Russia. The city lies on the Uvod River, in the centre of the eponymous oblast. Ivanovo gained city status in 1871, and emerged as a major centre for textile production and receiving a name of the "Russian Manchester". The city is served by Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport. Geography The Uvod River, a tributary of the Klyazma River, Klyazma, flows from north to south, dividing the city into two halves. There are also two rivers in Ivanovo: the Talka River, Talka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaksandar Anichoŭski
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
