DeathMay 302014

Hienadz Buraukin

Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (born 1936)

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When
Friday, May 30 201412 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Hienadz Buraukin

At a glance

Born 1936-08-28; died 2014-05-30.

Known as: translator, writer, poet, journalist, and children's writer. Citizenship: Soviet Union and Belarus.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Biography He was born in the village of Shuliacina in Vitebsk Region . In 1959, he graduated from the Belarusian State University . During his career, he was chief reporter of the Soviet state newspaper Pravda in Belarus. In 1969, he helped Zianon Pazniak to publish several articles on preservation of architectural heritage of Belarus. From 1972 to 1978, Buraukin was chief editor of the Belarus-wide magazine Maladosts , where he published numerous works of Vasil Bykaŭ and Uladzimir Karatkievich .

Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (born 1936)

Early life

Educated at: Faculty of Philology of the Belarusian State University.

Path and career

Worked with / for: Litaratura i mastactva, Pravda, National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus, and Vozhyk.

Awards / honours: Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, and Diploma of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR.

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