Tadeusz Łopalewski
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Tadeusz Łopalewski was a Polish poet, prose writer, dramatist and translator of Russian literature
and producer of many radio programs.
Łopalewski finished his studied in the Humanities
Department of the Flying University
in Warsaw. In 1917 his first poems were published in a Polish newspaper in St. Petersburg. In 1921 he published his first volume of poetry, "Gwiazdy tańczące" (Dancing stars). From 1923 he lived in Wilno where he worked for the newspapers, in theater and in radio. Between 1935 and 1937 he was the editor of the quarterly "Środy Literackie" (Literary Wednesdays). Before World War II
he was the director of the literary Town Theater in Wilno, and also the director of the Wilno radio station. Between 1945 and 1949 he worked for radio stations in Lodz and Warsaw.
In 1933 he received the "Filomat" Award for his translations of Russian bylina
s into Polish.
Russian literature
Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nations once a part of what was historically Russia or the Soviet Union...
and producer of many radio programs.
Łopalewski finished his studied in the Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
Department of the Flying University
Flying University
Flying University was the name of an underground educational enterprise that operated from 1885 to 1905 in Warsaw, the historic Polish capital, then under the control of the Russian Empire, and that was revived between 1977 and 1981 in the People's Republic of Poland...
in Warsaw. In 1917 his first poems were published in a Polish newspaper in St. Petersburg. In 1921 he published his first volume of poetry, "Gwiazdy tańczące" (Dancing stars). From 1923 he lived in Wilno where he worked for the newspapers, in theater and in radio. Between 1935 and 1937 he was the editor of the quarterly "Środy Literackie" (Literary Wednesdays). Before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he was the director of the literary Town Theater in Wilno, and also the director of the Wilno radio station. Between 1945 and 1949 he worked for radio stations in Lodz and Warsaw.
In 1933 he received the "Filomat" Award for his translations of Russian bylina
Bylina
Bylina or Bylyna is a traditional Russian oral epic narrative poem. Byliny singers loosely utilize historical fact greatly embellished with fantasy or hyperbole to create their songs...
s into Polish.