Siaržuk Vituška
Siaržuk Vituška | |
|---|---|
| Сяржук Вітушка | |
 Siaržuk Vituška in 1989 | |
| Born | 10 April 1965 Chysts, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 2 July 2012 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Resting place | Rahava, Belarus |
| Alma mater | Belarusian State University |
| Occupation | historian |
| Organization | Talaka |
Siaržuk Vituška (Belarusian: Сяржу́к Віту́шка; 10 April 1965 – 2 July 2012) was a prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer.
Early life
[edit]Vituška was born in Chysts near Maladzyechna in the northwest of the Byelorussian SSR.
In 1989, he graduated from the Belarusian State University with a degree in history.[1]
Belarusian Revival initiatives
[edit]In 1986 Vituška joined Talaka (Belarusian: Талака) and in 1987 was elected its chairman. Talaka was a cultural and educational youth organisation in Belarus in the late Soviet period. It was a predecessor and early part of the Perestroyka-inspired pro-independence movement in Soviet Belarus. Several key members of the Talaka later formed the Belarusian Popular Front, an anti-Soviet national movement.[2]
Vituška was an author and member of the editorial board of Unija (Belarusian: Унія), a magazine researching Belarusian religious life and promoting the cause of the Uniate Church revival.[citation needed]
Later life in Vilnius
[edit]From 1991 Vituška works at a Belarusian school in Vilnius.[3] He was a founder and the first director of the Belarusian museum in that city.[4] He published a newspaper «Vilnia i kraj» (“Vilnius and Country”), participated in radio and TV programs and wrote articles for Belarusian newspapers Naša Niva («Наша Ніва») and Ruń («Рунь»).[citation needed]
In 2011 he published his children book “Ding Dong: Let’s Do Stories” («Дзінь-дзілінь: пара гуляць у казкі!»).[citation needed]
Death
[edit]Vituška suffered from poor health in his late life and died on 2 July 2012 году in Vilnius. He is buried in the village of Rahava near Minsk.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Сяргей Харэўскі: Вітушка Сяргей". slounik.org (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Сілы духу ён ніколі не губляў". БЕЛАРУСКАЕ РАДЫЁ РАЦЫЯ (in Belarusian). 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Памёр Сяржук Вітушка — Про Вильнюс и не только" (in Belarusian). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Бушлякоў, Юрась (10 October 2008). "С.Вітушка: Музэй І.Луцкевіча – працоўнае месца на будучыню". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Памёр Сяржук Вітушка". Наша Ніва (in Belarusian). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Прэмію імя Сержука Вітушкі атрымалі слабавідушчыя мінскія школьнікі". Наша Ніва (in Belarusian). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
Further reading
[edit]- "Сёньня дзень памяці Сержука Вітушкі". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian)
- "Сяржук Вітушка больш ня з намі". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian)
- "Сяржук Вітушка (№37)". web.archive.org. 2013-06-19.
- "Vincuk Viačorka: Сяржук Вітушка — узор беларускага інтэлігента". Новы Час.