Ales Bachyla

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Ales Bachyla
Native name
Алесь Бачыла
Born(1918-03-02)2 March 1918
Leshnitsa, Igumensky Uyezd, Minsk Governorate, RSFSR
Died3 January 1983(1983-01-03) (aged 64)
Resting placeEastern Cemetery, Minsk, Belarus
OccupationPlaywright, translator, poet
LanguageBelarusian
Alma materBSPU
Period1934–1983

Ales Bachyla (Belarusian: Алесь Бачыла) (1918–1983) was a Belarusian poet and playwright. His verses were generally "memories of the front, daily work of common people, love towards his country and the duty of a citizen, patriotism and portraying nature."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ales Bachyla". The Belarusian Literature in English Translations, Yanka Kupala Central Public Library, Minsk. Retrieved 8 January 2013.