Yanka Kupala

Also known as Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich, Janka Kupala, Janka Kupała, Ivan Lucevič, Ivan Łucevič

Belarusian writer (1882–1942)

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Yanka Kupala was a Belarusian writer who lived from 1882 to 1942 and is considered a major figure in Belarusian literature. He matters because his works helped establish Belarusian as a literary language during a period when the country was under foreign rule and Belarusian culture faced suppression.

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It sits within the topics 1882 births, 1942 deaths and 20th-century Belarusian poets.

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Born: 1882
Died: 1942
Works: 45

Top works

Publitsystyka
Для тых, якіх люблю
Як укладалі "Спадчыну"
Stikhotvorenii︠a︡
Tarasova doli͡a

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Viazynka
Place of death: Moscow
Spouse: Uladzislava Lucevič
Languages spoken: Polish
Native language: Belarusian
Religion: atheism
Award: The People’s Poet of Belarus
Genre: narrative poetry
Image: Jan Lucevič (Janka Kupala). Ян Луцэвіч (Янка Купала) (1925).jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Yanka Kupala
Commons category: Yanka Kupala
date of birth: 1882-07-07
date of death: 1942-06-28
Commons Creator page: Janka Kupala
member of: National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
name in native language: Янка Купала
place of burial: Military cemetery in Minsk
pseudonym: Janka Kupała
birth name: Іван (Ян) Дамінікавіч Луцэвіч
start of work period: 1903-00-00
writing language: Russian
end of work period: 1942-00-00

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Yanka Kupala, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich (Belarusian: Іван Дамінікавіч Луцэвіч, romanized: Ivan Daminikavič Łucevič, Polish: Iwan Daminikawicz Łucewicz; July 7 [O.S. June 25] 1882 – 28 June 1942), better known by his pen name Yanka Kupala (Янка Купала), was a Belarusian poet and writer.

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