Sokrat Janowicz
Polish writer and journalist (1936–2013)
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Sokrat Konstantinovich Janowicz (Belarusian: Сакрат Канстанцінавіч Яновіч; 1936–2013) was a Polish–Belarusian writer, essayist, journalist, publicist and translator of Belarusian literature.[1]
Native name
Belarusian: Сакрат Яновіч
Born
4 September 1936
Sokrat Konstantinovich Janowicz
4 September 1936
Died17 February 2013 (aged 76)
Krynki, Poland
Pen name
- Adol Kastryca
- Kolka Spluch
- Alaksandr Antaszewicz
- Kastuś Jankouski [1]
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| Native name | Belarusian: Сакрат Яновіч |
| Born | Sokrat Konstantinovich Janowicz 4 September 1936 |
| Died | 17 February 2013 (aged 76) Krynki, Poland |
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| Education | University of Warsaw |
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Career
Janowicz studied Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw.[2]
In 1958, Janowicz co-founded of the Belarusian Literary Association, known as "Białowieża".[3][4]
Janowicz wrote in both Polish and Belarusian.[4]