Siaržuk Vituška

Siaržuk Vituška
Сяржук Вітушка
Siaržuk Vituška in 1989
Born10 April 1965
Chysts, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died2 July 2012
Vilnius, Lithuania
Resting placeRahava, Belarus
Alma materBelarusian State University
Occupationhistorian
OrganizationTalaka

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

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

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 [be] (Belarusian: Унія), a magazine researching Belarusian religious life and promoting the cause of the Uniate Church revival.[citation needed]

Later life in Vilnius

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

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

  1. ^ "Сяргей Харэўскі: Вітушка Сяргей". slounik.org (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  2. ^ "Сілы духу ён ніколі не губляў". БЕЛАРУСКАЕ РАДЫЁ РАЦЫЯ (in Belarusian). 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  3. ^ "Памёр Сяржук Вітушка — Про Вильнюс и не только" (in Belarusian). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  4. ^ Бушлякоў, Юрась (10 October 2008). "С.Вітушка: Музэй І.Луцкевіча – працоўнае месца на будучыню". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  5. ^ "Памёр Сяржук Вітушка". Наша Ніва (in Belarusian). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  6. ^ "Прэмію імя Сержука Вітушкі атрымалі слабавідушчыя мінскія школьнікі". Наша Ніва (in Belarusian). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

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