Michaś Čarot
Michaś Čarot | |
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Charot in 1930 | |
| Native name | Міхась Чарот |
| Born | Michaś Kudzielka 7 November 1896 Rudziensk, Minsk Governorate (nowadays in Puchavičy District, Minsk region of Belarus) |
| Died | 29 October 1937 (aged 40) Minsk |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright, novelist |
| Language | Belarusian |
| Notable works | Kupalinka |
Michaś Čarot (also spelled Mihas Charot; Belarusian: Міха́сь Чаро́т, born Michaił Symonavič Kudzielka (Belarusian: Міхаі́л Сымо́навіч Кудзе́лька); 7 November 1896 - 29 October 1937) was a Belarusian poet, playwright, and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms of Maksim Byadneyshi (Максім Бяднейшы), Jurka Kurtati (Юрка Куртаты), and V. Čarot (В. Чарот). He was a victim of Stalin's purges (in particular those in Belarus) and was rehabilitated in 1956 during the Khruschev Thaw.