Sokrat Janowicz
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| Native name | Belarusian: Сакрат Яновіч |
| Born | Sokrat Konstantinovich Janowicz 4 September 1936 Krynki, Second Polish Republic |
| Died | 17 February 2013 (aged 76) Krynki, Poland |
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| Education | University of Warsaw |
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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]
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]
Awards
- Andrzej Drawicz Award (Polish: Nagrodę im. Andrzeja Drawicza), 2003.[2]
- Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture (Polish: Kulturze Gloria Artis), Silver Medal, 2005.[5][2]
References
- ^ a b "Ânovìč, Sakrat (1936-2013)". NUKAT (in Polish). Warsaw: Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Zmarł Sokrat Janowicz" [Sokrat Janowicz has died]. Culture.pl (in Polish). Warsaw: Instytut Adama Mickiewicza. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Sokrat Janowicz nie żyje" [Sokrat Janowicz is dead]. Wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ a b Zaniewska, Teresa (1996). "Weißrussische Minderheiten-Kultur" [Belarusian minority culture]. Osteuropa (in German). 46 (9). Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag: A462 – A463. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Gloria Artis dla czternastki" [Gloria Artis for the fourteenth]. Wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 8 September 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2025.