Makar Kraŭcoŭ

Makar Kraŭcoŭ
Макар Краўцоў (Касьцевіч)
Born
Makar Kaścievič

(1891-08-18)August 18, 1891
Babroŭnia village, Grodno Governorate (nowadays - Grodno District of Belarus)
DiedOctober, 1939
Resting placeunknown
Occupation(s)Belarusian writer; active participant in the Belarusian independence movement
OrganizationRada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
Notable worklyrics of Vajacki marš, popular Belarusian patriotic song

Makar Kraŭcoŭ (also known as Makar Kaścievič, Belarusian: Макар Краўцоў (Касьцевіч); 18 August 1891 – October 1939) was an active participant in the Belarusian independence movement, writer and a victim of Stalin's purges. He authored the lyrics to Vajacki marš, a popular patriotic song.