Ściapan Niekraševič
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Ściapan Niekraševič | |
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| Сцяпан Некрашэвіч | |
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| Born | May 8, 1883 the estate of Daniłoŭka, Minsk province, Russian Empire (present-day Gomel Region, Belarus) |
| Died | December 20, 1937 (aged 54) |
| Cause of death | executed by Soviet authorities |
| Alma mater | Vilna Teachers' Institute |
| Occupation | Belarusian linguist |
| Known for | Vice President of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences |
Ściapan Niekraševič (Belarusian: Сцяпан Некрашэвіч), also known as Stepan Nekrashevich (Russian: Степан Некрашевич; 8 May 1883 – 20 December 1937) was a Belarusian academic, political figure and a victim of Stalin's purges.
Niekraševič was born in the estate of Daniłoŭka in Minsk province of the Russian Empire (nowadays in Śvietłahorsk district of Homiel region of Belarus) into the family of a petty nobleman. He graduated from the Vilna Teachers' Institute in 1913 and embarked on a teaching career.
During World War I he was conscripted into the Russian Imperial Army.[1][2]
Involvement in the Belarusian independence movement
While in the army, Niekraševič became involved with an organisation of Belarusian soldiers on the Romanian Front and in 1917 organised a conference in the city of Odessa. He published a bulletin for Belarusians in southern Ukraine.
He accepted the authority of the Belarusian Democratic Republic and agreed to represent the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in southern Ukraine and, in particular, held negotiations with representatives of the French military in Odessa on behalf of the Rada.[1]
