Uładzimier Samojła
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Uładzimier Samojła | |
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Уладзімер Самойла | |
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| Born | January 29, 1878 |
| Disappeared | 1941 |
| Occupation(s) | Belarusian critic, philosopher, journalist |
Uładzimier Samojła (Belarusian: Уладзімер Самойла, 29 January 1878, Miensk - 1941) was a Belarusian critic, philosopher, journalist and a victim of Stalin's purges.[1][2]
Samojła was born into the family of a school headteacher who also worked as the head of the Society of Fine Arts in Minsk. After graduating from gymnasium, Samojła studied at Moscow and St. Petersburg universities. In the latter, he attended classes at several departments and mastered seven languages. He graduated in 1916.[1][2]
He participated in the literary and social movement in Minsk and was one of the founders of the "Minčuk" book society. During the First World War, Samojła was mobilised to work in a state chemical laboratory in Minsk. After the February Revolution, he was elected a deputy of the Minsk City Duma from the Kadets Party. Since 1918, he lived in Vilnia, worked as a teacher in various educational institutions.[1]
Involvement in the Belarusian national movement
In 1921–1922 Samojła joined the Belarusian national movement in the Second Polish Republic and became a professional political journalist. He became a “generator of ideas" for the Belarusian democratic press. At the beginning of the 1930s, he withdrew from active participation in political life and worked as a librarian of a Belarusian museum in Vilnia.[1]
