Ales Adamovich
Soviet Belarusian writer (1927–1994)
Biography
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich (Belarusian: Аляксандр Міхайлавіч Адамовіч, romanized: Aliaksandr Michajlavič Adamovič, Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Адамо́вич; 3 September 1927 – 26 January 1994) was a Soviet Belarusian writer, screenwriter, literary critic and democratic activist. He wrote in both the Russian and Belarusian languages.
Having fought as a child soldier in the Belarusian resistance during World War II, much of Adamovich's work revolved around the German occupation of Byelorussia during World War II and the Belarusian partisan movement. Among his best-known books are Khatyn and The Blockade Book. Adamovich also wrote multiple screenplays, including that of Come and See.
A prominent critic of Stalinism and the Soviet system, he supported several democratic causes in the former Soviet Union, including Soviet dissidents, the Inter-regional Deputies Group, the Belarusian Popular Front and President of Russia Boris Yeltsin.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Belarusian State University
- Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
Genres
- prose
- opinion journalism
Family
- Parents
- Hanna Tychyna
Awards & honours (7)
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Alexander Fadeyev Medal
- Medal "Defender of a Free Russia"
- Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War", 2nd class
- European Prize for Literature
Quick answers about Ales Adamovich
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- Ales Adamovich died on January 26, 1994 at the age of 66.
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- Ales Adamovich was born on September 3, 1927.
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- Ales Adamovich was born in Kaniuchi.
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- Ales Adamovich's zodiac sign is Virgo.
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- Ales Adamovich is a citizen of Soviet Union, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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- Ales Adamovich is known as writer, literary scholar, screenwriter, literary critic.
