87 Notable alumni of
Belarusian State University

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Belarusian State University is 383rd in the world, 134th in Europe, and 1st in Belarus by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 87 notable alumni from Belarusian State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Svetlana Aleksievich

    Svetlana Aleksievich
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1972
    Occupations
    writerjournalist
    Biography

    Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time". She is the first writer from Belarus to receive the award.

  2. Victor Lukashenko

    Victor Lukashenko
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Viktor Aleksandrovich Lukashenko or Viktar Alyaksandravch Lukashenka is a Belarusian politician and the eldest son of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. He currently serves as the president of the Belarus Olympic Committee. Previously, he served as a national security advisor to his father, the president of Belarus.

  3. Pavel Sheremet

    Pavel Sheremet
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1971-2016 (aged 45)
    Occupations
    editor-in-chiefhuman rights activistediting stafftelevision presentertelevision journalist
    Biography

    Pavel Grigorievich Sheremet was a Belarusian-born Russian and Ukrainian journalist who was imprisoned by the government of Belarus in 1997, sparking an international incident between Belarus and Russia. The New York Times has described him as "known for his crusading reports about political abuses in Belarus" and "a thorn in the side of Lukashenko's autocratic government". He was awarded the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Award in 1999 and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Prize for Journalism and Democracy in 2002.

  4. Stanislav Shushkevich

    Stanislav Shushkevich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1934-2022 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    physicistuniversity teacherpoliticianengineernuclear physicist
    Biography

    Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich was a Belarusian politician and scientist. From 25 August 1991 to 26 January 1994, he was the first head of state of independent Belarus after it seceded from the Soviet Union, serving as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (also called chairman of Parliament or president). He supported social democratic reforms and played a key role in the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

  5. Roman Protasevich

    Roman Protasevich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1995-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    political prisonereditorpolitical activisteditor-in-chiefjournalist
    Biography

    Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich or Raman Dzmitryevich Pratasevich is a Belarusian blogger and political activist. He was the editor-in-chief of the Telegram channel Nexta and chief editor of the Telegram channel "Belarus of the Brain" (Russian: Беларусь головного мозга).

  6. Dzmitry Lukashenko

    Dzmitry Lukashenko
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 2002
    Occupations
    public figurepoliticianbusinessperson
    Biography

    Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lukashenko or Dzmitry Alyaksandravich Lukashenka is a Belarusian businessman. He is the second-oldest son of Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus.

  7. Dmitry Koldun

    Dmitry Koldun
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    pianistcomposersingerguitarist
    Biography

    Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a Belarusian pop singer.

  8. Viktar Babaryka

    Viktar Babaryka
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1988
    Occupations
    public figurepoliticianbankercultural activistart collector
    Biography

    Viktar Dzmitryevich Babaryka is a Belarusian banker, philanthropist, public and opposition political figure who intended to become a candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. He is considered a political prisoner after having his candidacy rejected, followed by being detained by the Belarusian government over charges of "illegal activities"; charges that are considered to be politically motivated.

  9. Max Mirnyi

    Max Mirnyi
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    tennis player
    Biography

    Maksim "Max" Mikalaevich Mirnyi is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.

  10. Ales Adamovich

    Ales Adamovich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1927-1994 (aged 67)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1950
    Occupations
    writerscreenwriterliterary criticliterary scholarliterary historian
    Biography

    Aleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich was a Soviet Belarusian writer, screenwriter, literary critic and democratic activist. He wrote in both the Russian and Belarusian languages.

  11. Pavel Latushko

    Pavel Latushko
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1995
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticiancultural manager
    Biography

    Pavel Pavlovich Latushko is a Belarusian politician and diplomat. He was the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus from 2009 to 2012.

  12. Myechyslaw Hryb

    Myechyslaw Hryb
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1938-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb is a Belarusian politician who was the eleventh Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus from 28 January 1994 to 10 January 1996. In his capacity as the head of state, Hryb adopted the first Constitution of Belarus. He succeeded Stanislav Shushkevich and was head of state from 28 January to 20 July 1994 until Alexander Lukashenko replaced him in the new office called President of Belarus, which became the new head of state office. He continued as a parliamentary speaker. Hryb is now a politician in the opposition and a member of the Social-Democratic Party.

  13. Sunday Adelaja

    Sunday Adelaja
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1993
    Occupations
    authorjournalistentrepreneur
    Biography

    Sunday Adelaja is the founder and senior pastor of the Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations, an evangelical-charismatic megachurch and a Christian denomination in Kyiv, Ukraine.

  14. Kondrat Krapiva

    Kondrat Krapiva
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1896-1991 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterjournalistplaywrightliterary scholar
    Biography

    Kandrat Krapiva was a Soviet and Belarusian writer, playwright, social activist, and literary critic. He was the winner of two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1951 and winner of the USSR State Prize in 1971. From 1950 he was a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Belorussian SSR. He was a writer for the magazine, "Połymia".

  15. Ryhor Baradulin

    Ryhor Baradulin
    Years
    1935-2014 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    children's writertranslatorwriterpoetliterary critic
    Biography

    Ryhor Janavič Baradulin was a Belarusian poet, essayist and translator.

  16. Kuzma Chorny

    Kuzma Chorny
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1900-1944 (aged 44)
    Occupations
    children's writertranslatorwriterpoetplaywright
    Biography

    Mikałaj Karłavič Ramanoŭski, also known by the pseudonym Kuźma Čorny (Belarusian:Кузьма Чорны, 24 June 1900 in Borki, Białystok County, north-eastern Poland – 22 November 1944 in Minsk, Belarus) was a Belarusian poet, writer, dramatist, and opinion journalist. He studied at the pedagogue school in Niaśviž from 1916 until 1919. During the 1920s, he worked as a teacher in Słuck. In 1923, he was working in the faculty of literature and linguistics (pedagogue department) in the Belarusian State University in Minsk. From 1924 to 1928, he worked as a journalist in a magazine Biełaruskaja vioska. In 1923, he was a member of a literary organisation Maładniak, and editor of Uzvyšša for five years from 1926 until 1931. During the Second World War, he lived in Moscow, working in a journal Razdavim fashistkuyu gadinu and Biełaruś. Then he moved back to Minsk. He died on 22 November 1944, aged 44 of a stroke in the apartment-room provided by Sovnarkom. He was an author of children's literature.

  17. Piatrus Brouka

    Piatrus Brouka
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1905-1980 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    children's writerediting staffwriterprose writertranslator
    Biography

    Pyotr Ustinovich Brovka was a Soviet Belarusian poet, more commonly recognized by his literary pseudonym Petrus Brovka (also transliterated from Belarusian as Piatrus Brovka or Pjatrus Broǔka).

  18. Ivan Melezh

    Ivan Melezh
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1921-1976 (aged 55)
    Occupations
    literary scholarplaywrightwriteropinion journalist
    Biography

    Ivan Pavlovich Melezh was a Soviet and Belarusian writer and playwright.

  19. Lev Artsimovich

    Lev Artsimovich
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1909-1973 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    university teacherphysicistinventor
    Biography

    Lev Andreyevich Artsimovich, also transliterated Arzimowitsch, was a Soviet physicist known for his contributions to the Tokamak— a device that produces controlled thermonuclear fusion power.

  20. Hanna Kanapatskaya

    Hanna Kanapatskaya
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    politicianjurist
    Biography

    Hanna Anatolyeuna Kanapatskaya or Anna Anatolyevna Kanopatskaya (Russian: А́нна Анато́льевна Канопа́цкая) (born 29 October 1976) is a Belarusian politician, former MP, lawyer, entrepreneur and candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. She is also a former parliamentary deputy, represented the United Civic Party of Belarus from 1995 to 2019 and served as an MP from 2016 to 2019. She is known for her political campaign on calling Belarus to be freed from Russian interference.

  21. Mamdouh Hamadeh

    Mamdouh Hamadeh
    Born in
    Israel Flag Israel
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    journalistfilm directorcaricaturist
    Biography

    Mamdouh Hamadeh is a Syrian journalist and cartoonist. Hamadeh was born in 1959 in the Golan Heights. His family lived in Sweida in southern Syria until he traveled to the Soviet Union to study at the Faculty of Journalism at Belarus State University in Minsk, where in 1994 he was awarded a PhD degree.

  22. Viktor Prokopenya

    Viktor Prokopenya
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 2010
    Occupations
    investorbusinessperson
    Biography

    Viktor Prokopenya is a British technology entrepreneur and investor. He started in 2001 as a technology entrepreneur, and since 2011 has been investing in fintech companies, including Capital.com. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Leeds since 2023.

  23. Franak Viacorka

    Franak Viacorka
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    journalistpublic figurecultural activistscreenwriter
    Biography

    Francišak Valancinavič Viačorka (Viacorka) (Belarusian: Франці́шак Валянці́навіч Вячо́рка, Russian: Франтишек Валентинович Вечёрко, Frantishek Valentinovich Vechyorko, born 26 March 1988) is a politician and journalist from Belarus, President of the Digital Communication Network and non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council.

  24. Veronika Tsepkalo

    Veronika Tsepkalo
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    1993-1998 graduated with bachelor's degree
    Studied in 1998
    Occupations
    politicianmanager
    Biography

    Veronika Valeryevna Tsepkalo or Veranika Valereuna Tsapkala is a Belarusian political activist.

  25. Paval Sieviaryniec

    Paval Sieviaryniec
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    journalistwriterpolitician
    Biography

    Paval Sieviaryniec is a Belarusian journalist and Christian democratic politician and youth leader and one of the founders of the Young Front.

  26. Alesʹ Razanaŭ

    Alesʹ Razanaŭ
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1947-2021 (aged 74)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1969
    Occupations
    writerprose writeressayistpoettranslator
    Biography

    Aleś Razanaŭ was a Belarusian writer, poet and translator.

  27. Nil Hilevich

    Nil Hilevich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1931-2016 (aged 85)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1956
    Occupations
    public figurewriterchildren's writerfolkloristpoet
    Biography

    Nil Symonavich Hilevich was a Belarusian poet, a professor in the Belarusian State University, the author of more than 80 books of poetry, publications, and translations, and one of the founders of the Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society.

  28. Ihar Boki

    Ihar Boki
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    swimmer
    Biography

    Ihar Boki is a visually impaired Belarusian Paralympic swimmer. He competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paralympics and won 16 gold medals. As of February 2013, he holds the S13 long course world records in 100, 200 and 400 metre freestyle, 50 and 100 metre backstroke and 200 metres individual medley events. In 2018, he was named the World Disabled Male Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World.

  29. Anatoly Lebedko

    Anatoly Lebedko
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Anatoly Vladimirovich Lebedko is a Belarusian politician and pro-democracy activist who is currently the head of the United Civic Party, an opposition party.

  30. Vadim Gigin

    Vadim Gigin
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    historianopinion journalistpropagandist
    Biography

    Vadim Gigin is a Belarusian propagandist, TV host, historian and politician. He was included into a sanctions list of the European Union in 2011 – 2016.

  31. Andrei Kureichik

    Andrei Kureichik
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    film directordirectorscreenwriteractorplaywright
    Biography

    Andrei Kureichik is a Belarusian screenwriter, playwright, director, and publicist.

  32. Viktar Martsinovich

    Viktar Martsinovich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    journalistwriterart theorist
    Biography

    Viktar Martinowich is a Belarusian writer, journalist, and art critic.

  33. Vienijamin (Tupieka)

    Vienijamin (Tupieka)
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1992
    Occupations
    theologianmetropolitan
    Biography

    Metropolitan Benjamin (Belarusian: Мітрапаліт Веніямі́н; Russian: Митрополит Вениамин, romanized: Mitropolit Veniamin; secular name Vital Ivanavič Tupieka (Belarusian: Віта́ль Іва́навіч Тупе́ка; Russian: Виталий Иванович Тупеко, romanized: Vitaly Ivanovich Tupeko; born 16 September 1968) is a Belarusian Orthodox bishop currently serving as Metropolitan of Minsk and as Patriarchal Exarch of the Belarusian Orthodox Church since 2020. He has also been Metropolitan of Barysaŭ since 2010. He is the first Belarusian to be head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

  34. Vinsent

    Vinsent
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    singeractortranslator
    Biography

    Vinsent, real name – Dzmitry Uladzіmіravich Papko is a Belarusian singer, hip-hop artist, and actor.

  35. Vincuk Viačorka

    Vincuk Viačorka
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    philologistpoliticianlinguistslavistjournalist
    Biography

    Valiancin Ryhoravič Viačorka is a Belarusian linguist, politician and former leader (1999–2007) of the Belarusian Popular Front (BNF), a Belarusian opposition party.

  36. Pinchas Polonsky

    Pinchas Polonsky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1998-2002
    Occupations
    theologianuniversity teacherJudaic scholarsociologistphilosopher
    Biography

    Pinchas Polonsky is a rabbi, Russian-Israeli Jewish-religious philosopher, researcher, and educator active among the Russian-speaking Jewish community. He has written original books and a number of translations of works on Judaism.

  37. Maxim Znak

    Maxim Znak
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    1999-2004 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Studied in 2004
    Occupations
    politicianlawyerjurist
    Biography

    Maxim Aliaksandravič Znak is a Belarusian lawyer and politician, part of Viktar Babaryka's team, lawyer of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and a member of the presidium of the Coordination Council formed during the 2020–21 Belarusian protests in opposition to the rule of Alexander Lukashenko. Along with fellow opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, Znak actively participated in the demonstrations and protests against the Lukashenko government after Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya had left the country. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Belarusian authorities.

  38. Yuri Gurski

    Yuri Gurski
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 2008
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Yuri Gurski is an IT entrepreneur, founder of several startups subsequently acquired by Facebook, Mail.ru Group, Google and Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi.

  39. Uladzimir Arloŭ

    Uladzimir Arloŭ
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    historianwriterpoet
    Biography

    Uładzimir Arłou, known as U. A. Arlou is a Belarusian historian, writer, politician, and poet. He is chairman of the Belarusian PEN International.

  40. Maryna Arzamasava

    Maryna Arzamasava
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    middle-distance runnerathletics competitor
    Biography

    Maryna Aliaksandrauna Arzamasova is a Belarusian middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the 800 metres. In August 2014, Arzamasova won 2014 European Athletics Championships in the 800 metres in a European leading time of 1:58.15. One year later she became world champion in the 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.

  41. Natalya Radina

    Natalya Radina
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 2001
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Natalya Radina is a Belarusian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the independent news site Charter 97, which publishes many articles critical of the rule of Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko.

  42. Viktor Kupreichik

    Viktor Kupreichik
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1949-2017 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    chess player
    Biography

    Viktor Davidovich Kupreichik was a Belarusian chess grandmaster.

  43. Vsevolod Yanchevski

    Vsevolod Yanchevski
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    politicianjournalist
    Biography

    Vsevolod Yanchevsky is a Belarusian political and public person. Director of Hi-Tech Park (since March 16, 2017). Advisor of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko - Head of Ideology Department of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus (April 18, 2008 – March 15, 2017).

  44. Hienadz Buraukin

    Hienadz Buraukin
    Years
    1936-2014 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    children's writertranslatorwriterjournalistscreenwriter
    Biography

    Hienadz Buraukin was a Belarusian poet, journalist and diplomat.

  45. Siarhei Kalyakin

    Siarhei Kalyakin
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1992
    Occupations
    politicianengineer
    Biography

    Sergey Ivanovich Kalyakin is a Belarusian opposition politician who is the current leader of the Belarusian Left Party "A Just World", until 2009 known as the Party of Communists of Belarus. He is the nephew of Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey, former chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

  46. Dumitru Diacov

    Dumitru Diacov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1971-1974
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dumitru Diacov is a Moldovan politician, former President of the Moldovan Parliament, member of the Parliament of Moldova in several consecutive terms since the year 2005 and formerly between 1994 and 2001. He was former leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova (from 2000 to 2009). In 2009, he gives to Marian Lupu the function of party chairman.

  47. Pyotr Abrassimov

    Pyotr Abrassimov
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1912-2009 (aged 97)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1939
    Occupations
    diplomathistorianpolitician
    Biography

    Pyotr Andreievitch Abrasimov was a Soviet war hero and politician who became a career diplomat. He served his country as ambassador successively in China, France, Poland and East Germany.

  48. Ales Michalevic

    Ales Michalevic
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1997
    Occupations
    politicianjurist
    Biography

    Ales Anatoljevich Michalevic (Belarusian: Але́сь Мiхале́вiч, Aleś Michalevič, Ales Mikhalevich, born 15 May 1975 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a Belarusian public figure and politician, candidate in the 2010 Belarusian presidential election.

  49. Javid Hamzatau

    Javid Hamzatau
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    amateur wrestler
    Biography

    Javid Shakirovich Hamzatau is a Russian-born Belarusian wrestler who competes in the Greco-Roman 84–85 kg division. He won bronze medals at the 2013 World Championships, 2013 Universiade, and 2016 Olympics.

  50. Piotr Kravchenko

    Piotr Kravchenko
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    diplomathistorianpolitician
    Biography

    Piatro Kuzmich Kravchanka is a Belarusian diplomat, political scientist, historian and politician. He was the last foreign minister of the Byelorussian SSR for ten days from 17 to 27 July 1990. He became the first Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1994. He served as a deputy leader of Supreme Soviet of Belarus from 15 May 1990 to 27 November 1996.

  51. Ales' Dudar

    Ales' Dudar
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1904-1937 (aged 33)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1927-1928
    Occupations
    writerliterary criticpoettranslatorliterary scholar
    Biography

    Aleś Dudar was the pen name of Aliaksandr Dajlidovič (Belarusian: Аляксандр Дайлідовіч; 24 December 1904 – 29 October 1937), a Belarusian poet, critic, translator and a victim of Stalin's purges.

  52. Yury Melnichek

    Yury Melnichek
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    investorbusinesspersonprogrammer
    Biography

    Yury Melnichek a Swiss-Belarusian tech-entrepreneur, venture investor and software engineer. Born in Minsk (Belarus), now living in Zurich (Switzerland). Founder of free a cartographic service Maps.me, AIMATTER company (mobile applications Fabby & Fabby Look, acquired by Google). In spring 2018, together with his business partner Andrei Avsievich, founded an investment company Bulba Ventures to invest in Belarusian and ready-to-relocate to Belarus startups. Apart from investment activities Yury provides consulting services in venture investment, mobile applications marketing and also consults IT-companies and startups working with machine learning, computer vision and data science.

  53. Aliena Anisim

    Aliena Anisim
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politicianlinguist
    Biography

    Alena Mikalajeŭna Anisim is a Belarusian opposition politician, linguist and former member of the House of Representatives of Belarus, the lower house of the National Assembly of Belarus. She is additionally the head of the banned Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society.

  54. Piatro Hliebka

    Piatro Hliebka
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1905-1969 (aged 64)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1930
    Occupations
    translatorwriterpoetplaywrightdiplomat
    Biography

    Petro Glebka was a Belarusian Soviet poet, playwright, translator, academic and public figure.

  55. Siarhei Navumchyk

    Siarhei Navumchyk
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    journalistpoliticianopinion journalist
    Biography

    Siarhei Iosifavich Navumchyk is a Belarusian journalist and politician.

  56. Maksim Łužanin

    Maksim Łužanin
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1909-2001 (aged 92)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterliterary criticplaywrightscreenwriter
    Biography

    Maksim Łužanin, was a Belarusian prose writer, poet, screenwriter, translator, essayist, and a literary critic. In 1969, he was awarded for the Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR and in 1975, Łužanin was awarded with the honorary badge Meritorious Activist of Culture of Polish People's Republic.

  57. Katsyaryna Barysevich

    Katsyaryna Barysevich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Katsiaryna Anatolewna Barysevich is a Belarusian journalist. She is a staff correspondent for the independent news site Tut.By. She has worked for European Radio for Belarus and other media. She reported on the death of Raman Bandarenka in 2020. She was arrested on November 19, 2020, in Minsk.

  58. Adam Maĺdzis

    Adam Maĺdzis
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1932-2022 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1956
    Occupations
    opinion journalistman of letterswritertranslatorliterary critic
    Biography

    Adam Maldzis was a Belarusian historian, literary critic, author and journalist. He was described as "a patriarch of Belarusian humanities", "an excellent connoisseur of literature" and "a living bridge between Belarus and the scholars of Belarusian studies around the world". He was “the author of unique studies of the Old Belarusian literature ”.

  59. Mikalay Barysyevich

    Mikalay Barysyevich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1923-2015 (aged 92)
    Occupations
    politicianphysicist
    Biography

    Nikolai Aleksandrovich Borisevich was a Soviet and Belarusian physicist and public figure. Borisevich is best known for his 1955 discovery of the stabilization and labilization phenomenon of electronically excited polyatomic molecules, but also developed the first optical filters to demonstrate infrared radiation.

  60. Alexander Dabravolski

    Alexander Dabravolski
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1982
    Studied in 1995
    Occupations
    politicianengineer
    Biography

    Alexander Alhertavich Dabravolski is a Belarusian politician, lawyer, and radio physicist.

  61. Evgeny Perlin

    Evgeny Perlin
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 2012
    Occupations
    television presenterjournalist
    Biography

    Evgeny Perlin is a Belarusian journalist and television presenter.

  62. Valery Loshchinin

    Valery Loshchinin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1940-2023 (aged 83)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1964
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Valery Vasilyevich Loshchinin was a Soviet and Russian diplomat. He served in various diplomatic roles from 1965 onwards, and was Ambassador of Russia to Belarus between 1996 and 1999, and Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna from 1999 to 2001. He was also a deputy minister of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2002, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2005, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, and concurrently Permanent Representative of Russia to the Conference on Disarmament, from 2005 to 2011.

  63. Alena Aladava

    Alena Aladava
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1907-1986 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    art historian
    Biography

    Alena Vasileŭna Aładava was a Soviet art historian and curator, who was Director of the Belarusian National Arts Museum from 1944 to 1977. Aladava was responsible for the reconstruction of the museum's collection in the post-war period in Belarus, tracking down lost collections, acquiring new pieces and undertaking expeditions to the country's regions in search of existing works.

  64. Anatol Volny

    Anatol Volny
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1902-1937 (aged 35)
    Occupations
    playwrightjournalistpoet
    Biography

    Anatol Iustsinavich Azhgirey, better known by the literary pseudonym of Anatol Volny (Belarusian: Анатоль Вольны) was a Belarusian artist, poet, writer and journalist. During the Great Purge, he became a victim of the 1937 mass execution of Belarusians. Posthumously rehabilitated in 1957.

  65. Siarhiej Dubaviec

    Siarhiej Dubaviec
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1984
    Occupations
    literary scholarjournalistliterary critic
    Biography

    Siarhiej Dubaviec is a Belarusian journalist and writer.

  66. Alena Kupchyna

    Alena Kupchyna
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Alena Mikalajeŭna Kupchyna is a Belarusian diplomat, currently serving as Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Previously, she was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Croatia (non-resident), as well as the Permanent Representative of Belarus to the OSCE.

  67. Anatoli Gantvarg

    Anatoli Gantvarg
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    draughts player
    Biography

    Anatoli Abramovich Gantvarg is an international grandmaster in international draughts from Belarus. He won the Draughts World Championships in 1978, 1980, 1984 and 1985, as well as four Soviet Union championships (1969–1981). In 1984 and 1985 he was selected as Belarus Sportsperson of the Year.

  68. Aleh Lukashevich

    Aleh Lukashevich
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    film directorjournalist
    Biography

    Aleh Lukashevich is a Belarusian journalist, television presenter, director and photographer.

  69. Vitali Silitski

    Vitali Silitski
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1972-2011 (aged 39)
    Occupations
    political scientistjournalist
    Biography

    Vitali Silitski was a Belarusian political scientist, analyst, the first director of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies. He got his PhD in political science from the Rutgers University (New Jersey, U.S.). Silitski is the author of the concepts of preventive authoritarianism and authoritarian international. He was also a civil activist and blogger.

  70. Siarhei Skrabets

    Siarhei Skrabets
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Siarhei Mikalayevich Skrabets is a Belarusian politician and the public figure. He was deputy of the House of Representatives of Belarus in the second election, floor leader of the opposition parliament group Republiс, leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Svaboda), chairman of the commission of penology of Belarusian Helsinki Committee, and a participant of the presidential election in 2001 and 2006.

  71. Vladimir Kozlov

    Vladimir Kozlov
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    actorfilm directorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Vladimir Kozlov, born 7 June 1956, is a film director and screenwriter from Belarus.

  72. Illia Salei

    Illia Salei
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 2013
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Illia Salei is a Belarusian lawyer and political figure, member of Viktar Babaryka's team and presidential campaign office at time of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. Attorney of presidential candidates Viktar Babaryka and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, as well as an opposition leader and a member of the presidium of the Coordination Council of Belarus Maria Kolesnikova. Recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.

  73. Victor Ovcharenko

    Victor Ovcharenko
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1943-2009 (aged 66)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1969
    Occupations
    historianpsychologistsociologistphilosopher
    Biography

    Victor Ovcharenko was a Russian philosopher, sociologist, historian and psychologist. He also was a PhD., professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1997), academician of the Academy for Humanities Research (1998) and academician of the Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences (2000). He co-edited the journals The Psychoanalytical Bulletin, The Bulletin of Psychoanalysis, etc. He was a forerunner (with V.S. Stepin) of the Minsk philosophical school "Humanities Encyclopedia". He is considered one of the founders of modern Belarusian sociology.

  74. Jazep Pušča

    Jazep Pušča
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1902-1964 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterpoet
    Biography

    Jazep Pušča, born Iosif Paulavich Plaščinski, (Belarusian: Язэп Пушча / Язэп Паўлавіч Плашчынскі, (20 May [O.S. 7 May] 1902 — 14 September 1964) was a Belarusian poet, writer, critic and translator.

  75. Fändäs Safiullin

    Fändäs Safiullin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1936-2021 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    politicianmember of the State Duma
    Biography

    Fandas Shakirovich Safiullin was a Russian politician. A member of the Fatherland – All Russia party, he served in the Third State Duma from 1999 to 2003. As an ethnic Tatar, Safiullin fought for the rights of his people; for example, the right to use the Latin alphabet instead of the Cyrillic one.

  76. Anton Adamovič

    Anton Adamovič
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1909-1998 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    journalistliterary scholarwriterpolitician
    Biography

    Anton Adamovič was a literary critic, novelist, publicist and historian.

  77. Elena Korosteleva

    Elena Korosteleva
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    political scientist
    Biography

    Elena Korosteleva is a dissident academic researcher and principal investigator focusing on governance, democratisation, complexity and resilience. She is Professor of Politics and Global Sustainable Development and Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick and is visiting professor at the Oxford Belarus Observatory at the Oxford University.

  78. Zachar Šybieka

    Zachar Šybieka
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1972
    Occupations
    historian
    Biography

    Dr. Prof. Zachar Vasiljevič Šybieka is a Belarusian historian and professor.

  79. Wolha Samusik

    Wolha Samusik
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1985-2010 (aged 25)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Volha Samusik was a Belarusian rock singer and journalist.

  80. Alieh Kraŭčanka

    Alieh Kraŭčanka
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1971-2020 (aged 49)
    Occupations
    statespersondiplomat
    Biography

    Oleg Ivanovich Kravchenko 'Олег Иванович Кравченко' was a Belarusian diplomat.

  81. Vladimir Baryshevsky

    Vladimir Baryshevsky
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1962
    Occupations
    physicisttheoretical physicistresearchernuclear physicist
    Biography

    Vladimir Grigoryevich Baryshevsky is a Soviet and Belarusian physicist, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Belarus, Winner of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus. He is the founder and the leader of the scientific school "Nuclear optics of polarized media."

  82. Barys Tasman

    Barys Tasman
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1954-2022 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Barys Tasman, was a Belarusian journalist, sports reporter and sports analyst.

  83. Ihar Serafimovich Tashlykov

    Ihar Serafimovich Tashlykov
    Born in
    North Korea Flag North Korea
    Years
    1946-2016 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    Igor Serafimovich Tashlykov was a Soviet and Belarusian physicist, who was awarded the Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences degree (1989). He was a member of the Belarusian Physical Society (1995). He carried out research at the Research Institute of Applied Physical Problems (APP) of the Belarusian State University (1972-1989 - Senior Researcher), the Belarusian State Technological University (1989-2003 - Professor), the Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University (BSPU) (2003-2007 - Dean of the Faculty of Physics; 2007-2013 - Head of the Department of General Physics; 2013-2016 - Professor of Physics and Methods of Teaching Physics).

  84. Tatsiana Kukhta

    Tatsiana Kukhta
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    rower
    Biography

    Tatsiana Kukhta is a Belarusian rower. She competed in the women's double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

  85. Viktor Sheinov

    Viktor Sheinov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    social psychologist
    Biography

    Victor Pavlovich Sheinov is Professor of Psychology and Pedagogical Proficiency at the Institute of Higher Education under the auspices of the Belarusian State University (Minsk, Belarus). He is a member of the International Academy of Information Technologies and an author of more than 250 scientific works and over 40 books.

  86. Stefan Grigorievich Samko

    Stefan Grigorievich Samko
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    mathematician
    Biography

    Stefan Grigorievich Samko is a mathematician active in the field of functional analysis, function spaces and operator theory. He is a retired professor of Mathematics at Algarve University and Rostov State University.

  87. Oleg Manaev

    Oleg Manaev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in Belarusian State University
    Studied in 1974
    Occupations
    sociologist
    Biography

    Oleg Manaev is a well-known Belarusian sociologist and public person.