Paval Sieviaryniets
Encyclopedia
Pavel Sieviaryniets is a Belarus
ian Journalist and Christian democratic politician and youth leader and one of the founders of the Malady Front
.
Paval Sieviaryniets was born in Orsha
, Vitsebsk Voblast
into a family of local intellectuals. In 2000 he graduated from the Geography faculty of the Belarusian State University
.
From 1994 till 1999 he worked as journalist for several state and commercial newspapers. Since 1998 Paval Sieviaryniets became known for his essays and publicistic works.
, that was on its way to become an independent organization.
In 1997-2004 Sieviaryniets became known as leader of mass protests against the president Lukashenka.
During his activity in Malady Front
Paval Sieviaryniets initiated many educational projects as well as projects promoting Belarusian language
, democratic values and the idea of European integration of Belarus.
In 1999-2003 Paval Sieviaryniets was vice-chairman of Partyja BNF, In 1999-2004 he was also chairman of Malady Front
.
in presidential elections after the 2004 referendum in Belarus. He spent 2 years on lumber sites in a village in northern Belarus and was set free in 2007 following an amnesty
.
and is co-chairman of its organizational committee.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian Journalist and Christian democratic politician and youth leader and one of the founders of the Malady Front
Malady Front
Young Front is a Belarusian youth movement and the largest democratic youth organisation of Belarus.-History:...
.
Paval Sieviaryniets was born in Orsha
Orsha
Orsha is a city in Belarus in Vitebsk voblast on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers.-Facts:*Location: *Population: 125,000 *Phone code: +375 216*Postal codes: 211030, 211381–211394, 211396–211398-History:...
, Vitsebsk Voblast
Vitsebsk Voblast
Vitsebsk Voblast or Vitebsk Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk .As of a 2009 estimate, the voblast has a population of 1,230,800...
into a family of local intellectuals. In 2000 he graduated from the Geography faculty of the Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University , Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921. The BSU is a higher education establishment in the Republic of Belarus.-History:...
.
From 1994 till 1999 he worked as journalist for several state and commercial newspapers. Since 1998 Paval Sieviaryniets became known for his essays and publicistic works.
Political activity
In 1995 Paval Sieviaryniets joined the Belarusian Popular Front. In February 1997 he became leader of the Minsk youth fraction of the organization. In September of 1997 г. he became one of the foundes of Malady FrontMalady Front
Young Front is a Belarusian youth movement and the largest democratic youth organisation of Belarus.-History:...
, that was on its way to become an independent organization.
In 1997-2004 Sieviaryniets became known as leader of mass protests against the president Lukashenka.
During his activity in Malady Front
Malady Front
Young Front is a Belarusian youth movement and the largest democratic youth organisation of Belarus.-History:...
Paval Sieviaryniets initiated many educational projects as well as projects promoting Belarusian language
Belarusian language
The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...
, democratic values and the idea of European integration of Belarus.
In 1999-2003 Paval Sieviaryniets was vice-chairman of Partyja BNF, In 1999-2004 he was also chairman of Malady Front
Malady Front
Young Front is a Belarusian youth movement and the largest democratic youth organisation of Belarus.-History:...
.
Imprisonment
In 2005 Paval Sieviaryniets was sentenced to 3 years of labour for organizing mass protests against the participation of Alexander LukashenkoAlexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
in presidential elections after the 2004 referendum in Belarus. He spent 2 years on lumber sites in a village in northern Belarus and was set free in 2007 following an amnesty
Amnesty
Amnesty is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to the positions of innocent people, without changing the laws defining the offense. It includes more than pardon, in as much as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the...
.
Current activity
Currently Paval Sieviaryniets is working on re-foundation of the Belarusian Christian-democratic partyBelarusian Christian Democracy
The Belarusian Christian Democracy is a political movement in Belarus that was created at the beginning of the 20th century and is now being revived by several politicians.- Before World War II :...
and is co-chairman of its organizational committee.
External links
- Official homepage
- Belarusian Christian Democracy - the party's organizational committee
- Malady Front