Uladzimir Niaklajeu
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Vladimir Niaklajeu born on July 11, 1946 in Smarhon
) is a Belarus
ian poet
and writer, and a head of the public campaign Tell the Truth!
("Гавары праўду!"). He was a candidate for Dec 19 2010 elections in Belarus, and, according to Amnesty International
, is currently under house arrest for his role in post-election protests.
in Hrodna
district. His father, Prokofiy Niaklajeu, was Russian, and used to work as a mechanic. His mother, Anastasija Mahier, was a Belarusian.
where he finished his first school year.
From the 2nd till the 9th school years he was studying at school №1 of Smarhon
. From 1961 till 1966 Vladimir Niaklajeu was a student at Higher State Communications College. Having finished the college, he started working in Vladivostok
, Taishet, and Norilsk
. In 1967 Niaklajeu returned to Belarus
and was working as a radiomechanic at Minsk
TV custom shop till 1971.
According to the words of Niaklajeu, in Far East
, Siberia
and in the North
he managed to see another country and other people. New impressions passed into the first trials of literature works – his poems. In 1969 Vladimir entered the correspondent department of philology at Minsk Pedagogical Institute
and graduated from it in 1973. In 1971 he entered the department of poetry at Moscow Literature Institute
. In 1972 Niaklajeu left the Institute
and came back to Minsk
.
and editor
in a number of Belarus
ian mass media editions from 1972 till 1999:
. Having declared in public about his breakup with the official powers, Vladimir Niaklajeu became the first representative of Belarusian culture who had left Belarus
under political reasons. He also used to live in Finland
. Within the migration period he wrote his novel “Musician”. Niaklajeu returned to Minsk in 2003 after the death of Vasil Bykau.
, being the member of literature association in the newspaper “Znamya Yunosti”. The incitement to change the profession was the trip to Far East
and North
, after which, coming back home, he decided to enter the Department of Philology. Having left the Literature Institute
once he was back from Moscow
in 1972, Niaklajeu started writing only in Belarusian
. Since 1978 he has been the member of the Union of Writers of USSR
.
The first big work by Niaklajeu was his novel “Musician”, written in emigration. The novel presentation took place on September 21, 2003, about which he says the following:
In 2008 in the section “The Voice of Poet” there was edited an audio book with Niaklajeu’s poems read by the author.
In 2009 in the section “Belarusian books overview” one book of Niaklajeu’s poems and prose works was edited with the preface written by Ryhor Baradulin.
Social activity=
Vladimir Niaklajeu was a member of the Union of Creative and Scientific Youth under the Central Committee of Belarus Komsomol
and a member of Belarusian Theatrical Association.
In 1998-2001 Niaklajeu chairman of the Union of Belarusian Writers (preceded by Vasil Zujonak, succeeded by Volha Ipatava. In May of 2010 Niaklajeu became the member of the Union Council.
According to Niaklajeu’s words, after having been appointed to the position of the chairman of the Association of Writers, he had to deal with the president of Belarus Alaksandar Lukasenka who treated Niaklajeu as “the boss over the writers”. At the same time an agreement creating Belarus and Russia Union State
was signed, which was not approved by the writers of Belarus
, protesting against this decision in public. It was the beginning of the conflict between Lukasenka and Niaklajeu and as a result, Vladimir Niaklajeu had to leave the country.
At the 13th special congress of the Union of Belarusian Writers, Niaklajeu suggested that there should be accepted the resolution to support the oppositional candidate, saying that Lukasenka was in power illegally and had no right to be the candidate for presidency.
In 2005 V. Niaklajeu was elected as the head of Belarusian PEN Center
, and on the 10th of April he voluntarily left that position. Andrej Chadanvic became the next head of the Center.
Since February 25, 2010 he was the initiator of the civil campaign “Tell the Truth!
”. Niaklajeu thinks that finally in the society there appeared the demand for the true information of the current situation in the country, taking into consideration that the powers are lying, hide the real situation or distort the information.
On May 18, 2010 Niaklajeu and two other activists were arrested and kept by the law enforcement agencies of Belarus
; about 20 activists of the campaign underwent repressions. Niaklajeu was released on May 21, 2010.
On November 18, 2010 Niaklajeu had been officially registered as a candidate for presidency to run in the Belarusian presidential election, 2010.
On the day of the presidential elections on December 19, 2010 Niakliayeu was seriously beaten by unidentified men in black when he was on his way to an opposition protest rally in Minsk,
sustained a head injury during this beating and was abducted from intensive care by the Belarusian authorities. On January 28, 2011, Niaklajeu was transferred from prison to house arrest whilst still a political prisoner without appropriate medical treatment. Amnesty International
has named him a prisoner of conscience
and called for his immediate and unconditional release.
Awards, orders, prizes=
Family and personal views=
Married for the first time in the age of 19. His wife Ludmila was 5 years older than Vladimir and had a child. Niaklajeu and Ludmila stayed together for 35 years. Apart from Ludmila’s daughter Ilona they have a common daughter Eva.
The second wife of Vladimir Olga used to work in the technical department of the magazine “Krynica” at the time, when Niaklajeu was the chief editor. Olga is 20 years younger than Niaklajeu.
Smarhoń
Smarhoń is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus. It is located at . It was the site of Smarhoń air base, now mostly abandoned. Smarhoń is located 107 km from the capital, Minsk....
) is a Belarus
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 poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and writer, and a head of the public campaign Tell the Truth!
Tell the Truth (Belarus)
Tell the Truth! — a campaign in the Republic of Belarus, which was started on the February 25th 2010 by educational and research institution “Movement Forward” and supported by several social public figures....
("Гавары праўду!"). He was a candidate for Dec 19 2010 elections in Belarus, and, according to Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, is currently under house arrest for his role in post-election protests.
Parents
Vladimir Niaklajeu was born on July 11, 1946 in the city of SmarhonSmarhoń
Smarhoń is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus. It is located at . It was the site of Smarhoń air base, now mostly abandoned. Smarhoń is located 107 km from the capital, Minsk....
in Hrodna
Hrodna
Grodno or Hrodna , is a city in Belarus. It is located on the Neman River , close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania . It has 327,540 inhabitants...
district. His father, Prokofiy Niaklajeu, was Russian, and used to work as a mechanic. His mother, Anastasija Mahier, was a Belarusian.
Education
Vladimir Niaklajeu spent his childhood in a small place called KrevaKreva
Kreva is a township in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus.-History:The Kreva Castle, constructed of brick, was built by the Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania at the borderland of Lithuanian ethnic lands. After his death in 1341, Kreva became the patrimony of his son and successor, Algirdas...
where he finished his first school year.
From the 2nd till the 9th school years he was studying at school №1 of Smarhon
Smarhoń
Smarhoń is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus. It is located at . It was the site of Smarhoń air base, now mostly abandoned. Smarhoń is located 107 km from the capital, Minsk....
. From 1961 till 1966 Vladimir Niaklajeu was a student at Higher State Communications College. Having finished the college, he started working in Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
, Taishet, and Norilsk
Norilsk
Norilsk is an industrial city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located between the Yenisei River and the Taymyr Peninsula. Population: It was granted city status in 1953. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city north of the Arctic Circle...
. In 1967 Niaklajeu returned to Belarus
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 ,...
and was working as a radiomechanic at Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
TV custom shop till 1971.
According to the words of Niaklajeu, in Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
, Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
and in the North
North
North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.North is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the top side of a map is north....
he managed to see another country and other people. New impressions passed into the first trials of literature works – his poems. In 1969 Vladimir entered the correspondent department of philology at Minsk Pedagogical Institute
Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University
Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University also known as BSPU is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It specialises in teacher training of mathematics, chemistry, physics, psychology, geography, history, languages and others for primary and secondary schools.-History:Minsk State Pedagogical...
and graduated from it in 1973. In 1971 he entered the department of poetry at Moscow Literature Institute
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
The Maxim Gorky Literature Institute is a higher education institute in Moscow. It is located at 25 Tver Bulvar in Central Moscow.It was founded in 1933 on the initiative of Maxim Gorky, and received its current name at Gorky's death in 1936....
. In 1972 Niaklajeu left the Institute
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
The Maxim Gorky Literature Institute is a higher education institute in Moscow. It is located at 25 Tver Bulvar in Central Moscow.It was founded in 1933 on the initiative of Maxim Gorky, and received its current name at Gorky's death in 1936....
and came back to Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
.
Journalist career
Vladimir Niaklajeu used to work as a journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
in a number of Belarus
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 mass media editions from 1972 till 1999:
- 1972–1975 – literature worker in the newspaper “Znamya Yunosti”;
- 1975 - 1987 – editor of bulletinBulletinBulletin can refer to:Periodicals * The Bulletin, a now defunct Australian magazine* The Bulletin , an alternative weekly published in Montgomery County, Texas, United States...
“Theatrical Minsk”; - 1978–1987 – chief editor of the main editorial board of literature and drama programs on Belarusian TV;
- 1987–1998 – chief editor of magazine “Kryniсa”;
- 1996–1999 – chief editor of weekly edition “Litaratura i Mastactva”
Emigration and return home
Beginning from the 20th of June 1999 Vladimir Niaklajeu lived in PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Having declared in public about his breakup with the official powers, Vladimir Niaklajeu became the first representative of Belarusian culture who had left Belarus
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 ,...
under political reasons. He also used to live in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. Within the migration period he wrote his novel “Musician”. Niaklajeu returned to Minsk in 2003 after the death of Vasil Bykau.
Literature work
His first poems Niaklajeu started writing in RussianRussian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, being the member of literature association in the newspaper “Znamya Yunosti”. The incitement to change the profession was the trip to Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
and North
North
North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.North is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the top side of a map is north....
, after which, coming back home, he decided to enter the Department of Philology. Having left the Literature Institute
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
The Maxim Gorky Literature Institute is a higher education institute in Moscow. It is located at 25 Tver Bulvar in Central Moscow.It was founded in 1933 on the initiative of Maxim Gorky, and received its current name at Gorky's death in 1936....
once he was back from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1972, Niaklajeu started writing only in Belarusian
Belarusian language
The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...
. Since 1978 he has been the member of the Union of Writers of USSR
USSR Union of Writers
The USSR Union of Writers, or Union of Soviet Writers was a creative union of professional writers in the USSR. It was founded in 1932 on the initiative of the Central Committee of the Communist Party after disbanding a number of other writers' organizations: RAPP, Proletkult, and VOAPP.The aim of...
.
The first big work by Niaklajeu was his novel “Musician”, written in emigration. The novel presentation took place on September 21, 2003, about which he says the following:
- I wanted to write about the person who had to undergo everything: glory, money, women… and all of a sudden everything collapsed. And when everything collapsed, he suddenly fell in love. I was interested to find out how he would follow his road with the new feeling. And the fact of political component in the book is caused by impossibility avoid it.
Works
- “Adkryccio” (Disovery), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
1976 - “Vynachodcy viatrou” (Inventors of the Winds), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
1979 - “Znak achovy” (The sign of Protection), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
1983 - “Местное время” (Local Time), MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
1983 - “Naskroz” (Throughout), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
1985 - “Halubinaja posta” (Pigeon Mail), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
1987 - “Дерево боли” (The Tree of Pain), MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
1989 - “Prosca” (Proshcha), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
1996 - “Vybranaje” (Selected works), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
1998 - “Labuch” (Musician), St. Petersburg 2003
- “Tak” (Yes), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
2004 - “Centar Europy” (The Center of Europe), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
2009 (prose works) - “Kon” (Con), MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
2010
In 2008 in the section “The Voice of Poet” there was edited an audio book with Niaklajeu’s poems read by the author.
In 2009 in the section “Belarusian books overview” one book of Niaklajeu’s poems and prose works was edited with the preface written by Ryhor Baradulin.
Comments
Philosopher and cultural scientist Valancin Akudovic thinks that "Niaklajeu broke the stereotype that the best poems can be written by the poet in his young years, because the emotions are stronger when we are young. Akudovic believes that the poem “Lozak dla pcaly” A Bed for a Bee written by Niaklajeu in his mature age is the best work he had ever written, and one of the best in the entire Belarusian literature. If not the best one ever.”- … to discover the creative works by V. Niaklajeu is the work that requires inspiration, soaring in the thoughts and feelings into the sky. Being inspirable and a hard worker, Niaklajeu’s achievements are obvious. In general, to describe what Vladimir Niaklajeu is in creative works and life requires the talent equal to his. Niaklajeu should be discovered like America. Colombo is still growing up … - Ryhor Baradulin, People’s writerPeople's WriterPeople's Writer was a title granted by the Republics of the Soviet Union and the Autonomous Republics of the Soviet Union to its distinguished writers.It was a title similar to that of People's Artist of the Soviet Union for literary achievements....
of Belarus
- It is nothing to tell that I was happy to work with Niaklajeu. Cooperating with any poet, apart from a co-author, I found a friend. In this case, regardless the age difference of 25 years, we could understand each other very well … - Zmicier Vajciuskievic, a bard.
Social activity=
Vladimir Niaklajeu was a member of the Union of Creative and Scientific Youth under the Central Committee of Belarus Komsomol
Komsomol
The Communist Union of Youth , usually known as Komsomol , was the youth division of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Komsomol in its earliest form was established in urban centers in 1918. During the early years, it was a Russian organization, known as the Russian Communist Union of...
and a member of Belarusian Theatrical Association.
In 1998-2001 Niaklajeu chairman of the Union of Belarusian Writers (preceded by Vasil Zujonak, succeeded by Volha Ipatava. In May of 2010 Niaklajeu became the member of the Union Council.
According to Niaklajeu’s words, after having been appointed to the position of the chairman of the Association of Writers, he had to deal with the president of Belarus Alaksandar Lukasenka who treated Niaklajeu as “the boss over the writers”. At the same time an agreement creating Belarus and Russia Union State
Union of Russia and Belarus
The Union State , semi-officially known as Union State of Russia and Belarus , is a supranational entity consisting of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.- Creation :...
was signed, which was not approved by the writers of Belarus
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 ,...
, protesting against this decision in public. It was the beginning of the conflict between Lukasenka and Niaklajeu and as a result, Vladimir Niaklajeu had to leave the country.
At the 13th special congress of the Union of Belarusian Writers, Niaklajeu suggested that there should be accepted the resolution to support the oppositional candidate, saying that Lukasenka was in power illegally and had no right to be the candidate for presidency.
In 2005 V. Niaklajeu was elected as the head of Belarusian PEN Center
International PEN
PEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
, and on the 10th of April he voluntarily left that position. Andrej Chadanvic became the next head of the Center.
Since February 25, 2010 he was the initiator of the civil campaign “Tell the Truth!
Tell the Truth (Belarus)
Tell the Truth! — a campaign in the Republic of Belarus, which was started on the February 25th 2010 by educational and research institution “Movement Forward” and supported by several social public figures....
”. Niaklajeu thinks that finally in the society there appeared the demand for the true information of the current situation in the country, taking into consideration that the powers are lying, hide the real situation or distort the information.
On May 18, 2010 Niaklajeu and two other activists were arrested and kept by the law enforcement agencies of Belarus
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 ,...
; about 20 activists of the campaign underwent repressions. Niaklajeu was released on May 21, 2010.
On November 18, 2010 Niaklajeu had been officially registered as a candidate for presidency to run in the Belarusian presidential election, 2010.
On the day of the presidential elections on December 19, 2010 Niakliayeu was seriously beaten by unidentified men in black when he was on his way to an opposition protest rally in Minsk,
sustained a head injury during this beating and was abducted from intensive care by the Belarusian authorities. On January 28, 2011, Niaklajeu was transferred from prison to house arrest whilst still a political prisoner without appropriate medical treatment. Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
has named him a prisoner of conscience
Prisoner of conscience
Prisoner of conscience is a term defined in Peter Benenson's 1961 article "The Forgotten Prisoners" often used by the human rights group Amnesty International. It can refer to anyone imprisoned because of their race, religion, or political views...
and called for his immediate and unconditional release.
Awards, orders, prizes=
- The Prize of Lenin KomsomolLenin Komsomol PrizeLenin Komsomol Prize was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years...
for the book “The inventors of the Winds” - in 1979. - Order of the Badge of Honour – for the contribution into the literature - in 1986.
- State award of RB named after Janka Kupala (in the sphere of literature) - in 1998, for the book of poems and “Proshcha”, published in 1996.
- Laureate of the first prize in the 1st International Festival of Slavic Poetry “Singing Letters” (TverTverTver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) in 2009.
Family and personal views=
Married for the first time in the age of 19. His wife Ludmila was 5 years older than Vladimir and had a child. Niaklajeu and Ludmila stayed together for 35 years. Apart from Ludmila’s daughter Ilona they have a common daughter Eva.
The second wife of Vladimir Olga used to work in the technical department of the magazine “Krynica” at the time, when Niaklajeu was the chief editor. Olga is 20 years younger than Niaklajeu.