Francišak Bahuševič ( be, Францішак Багушэвіч, pl, Franciszek Bohuszewicz, – () was a

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ian poet, writer and lawyer, considered to be one of the initiators of modern Belarusian literature.

Biography

Bahuševič was born in Ambary Manor in the Vilna uezd of the

Vilna Governorate The Vilna Governorate (1795–1915; also known as Lithuania-Vilnius Governorate from 1801 until 1840; russian: Виленская губерния, ''Vilenskaya guberniya'', lt, Vilniaus gubernija, pl, gubernia wileńska) or Government of V ...

(now in

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, Lithuania). As known, this manor in the end life was got by Vasily Tyapinsky. Bahuševič participated in the January Uprising of 1863-1864. After this, Bahuševič left Belarus to live in

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, where he studied in Nezhin law school. He worked as a lawyer defending the rights of the peasantry. After amnesty for all participants of the revolt was announced, dated for an ascension on the throne of Alexander III, he moved with his family back to

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. There he worked in a law office and wrote clauses to the magazine ''Kraj'' in

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. After dismissal of veins in Kushlyany (present-day Smarhon District), he died. He is buried in the village of Zhuprany in the

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Works

Bahuševič was an initiator of critical realism in Belarusian literature. His works are closely connected with Belarusian folklore. He published two collections of poems, ''Dudka biełaruskaja'' ( en, Belarusian fife) and ''Smyk biełaruski'' ( en, Belarusian fiddlestick), in

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. Bahuševič published his works under the

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s ''Maciej Buračok'', ''Symon Reŭka z-pad Barysava''. The northwest dialect of

Belarusian language Belarusian ( be, беларуская мова, biełaruskaja mova, link=no, ) is an East Slavic language. It is the native language of many Belarusians and one of the two official state languages in Belarus. Additionally, it is spoken in some p ...

is put in a basis of language of his works.

Gallery

Grave of Fratsishak Bagushevich.jpg, Grave Paminklinė lenta Svironyse, F. Boguševičiaus gimimo vietoje.JPG, Memorial plaque of Francišak Bahuševič in Svironys, Vilnius district, Lithuania. Paminklinė lenta F. Boguševičiui ant jo vardo bibliotekos Savičiūnuose.JPG, Memorial plaque of Francišak Bahuševič on library in Savičiūnai, Vilnius district, Lithuania. F. Boguševičiaus biblioteka ir Savičiūnų kultūros centras.JPG, Francišak Bahuševič library and culture center of Savičiūnai

References

1840 births 1900 deaths People from Vilnius District Municipality People from Vilna Governorate Belarusian male poets January Uprising participants 19th-century Belarusian poets 19th-century male writers Poets from the Russian Empire Belarusian writers in Polish {{Belarus-poet-stub