Vincuk Viacorka
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Vincuk Viačorka is a Belarus
ian linguist, politician and the former leader (1999–2007) of the Belarusian National Front
(BNF), a Belarusian opposition party.
Vincuk Viačorka was born on July 7, 1961 in Brest
in the family of a Soviet bureaucrat.
He graduated from the Philology
faculty of the Belarusian State University
(1983) and the Linguistics Institute of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences (1986).
Vincuk Viačorka worked as a professor at the Minsk State Pedagogical Institute and the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
, as a journalist and the deputy chief redactor of the culture magazine "Spadčyna" (Спадчына).
From 1979, Viačorka was an active member of the national-democratic movement in Belarus. He was one of the founders of several juvenile cultural groups and organisations: Majstroŭnia (Майстроўня, 1979–1984), Tałaka
(Талака, 1986–1989), the Confederation of Belarusian Juvenile Organisations (1988–1989).
Vincuk Viačorka candidated for deputate in the Supreme Soviet
of Belarus, but was not successful.
In 1988, he was one of the founders of the BPF. Viačorka was head of programme documents commission and a member of the party's central board. In 1995-1999 he was deputy head of the BPF.
Mr. Viačorka is the founder and head of an educational non-governmental organization
, the Supolnaść Centre (Цэнтар "Супольнасьць) and was head of the working group of the NGO Assembly of Belarus (1999–2000).
Vincuk Viačorka speaks several European languages, is married, has two daughters and a son. His wife Aryna is a mathematician. His son Franak
is a youth activist for the BNF, and is a former student of the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum. Both Vincuk and his son were featured in the 2006 documentary film by Miroslaw Dembinski, A Lesson of Belarusian
.
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 linguist, politician and the former leader (1999–2007) of the Belarusian National Front
Belarusian People's Front
The BPF Party is a political party in Belarus. It was founded as the social movement Belarusian Popular Front "Revival" or BPF during the perestroika times by members of the Belarusian intelligentsia,...
(BNF), a Belarusian opposition party.
Vincuk Viačorka was born on July 7, 1961 in Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...
in the family of a Soviet bureaucrat.
He graduated from the Philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
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:...
(1983) and the Linguistics Institute of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences (1986).
Vincuk Viačorka worked as a professor at the Minsk State Pedagogical Institute and the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
Belarusian Humanities Lyceum is a private secondary school, formerly located at 21 Kirau Street in Minsk, Belarus.-History:It was founded on January 15, 1991 as the Yakub Kolas National State Humanities Lyceum, by leading Belarusian intellectuals such as the present Belarusian Language Society...
, as a journalist and the deputy chief redactor of the culture magazine "Spadčyna" (Спадчына).
From 1979, Viačorka was an active member of the national-democratic movement in Belarus. He was one of the founders of several juvenile cultural groups and organisations: Majstroŭnia (Майстроўня, 1979–1984), Tałaka
Talaka
Talaka was a cultural and enlightenment youth organisation in Belarus under Soviet rule. It existed between 1985 and 1990 and was a predecessor and early part of the Perestroyka-inspired pro-independence movement in Soviet Belarus...
(Талака, 1986–1989), the Confederation of Belarusian Juvenile Organisations (1988–1989).
Vincuk Viačorka candidated for deputate in the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
of Belarus, but was not successful.
In 1988, he was one of the founders of the BPF. Viačorka was head of programme documents commission and a member of the party's central board. In 1995-1999 he was deputy head of the BPF.
Mr. Viačorka is the founder and head of an educational non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
, the Supolnaść Centre (Цэнтар "Супольнасьць) and was head of the working group of the NGO Assembly of Belarus (1999–2000).
Vincuk Viačorka speaks several European languages, is married, has two daughters and a son. His wife Aryna is a mathematician. His son Franak
Franak Viacorka
Frančisak Valancinavič Viačorka is a Belarusian politician, youth leader. International Secretary for a Popular-Democratic Party "Belarusian Movement"...
is a youth activist for the BNF, and is a former student of the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum. Both Vincuk and his son were featured in the 2006 documentary film by Miroslaw Dembinski, A Lesson of Belarusian
A Lesson of Belorussian
A Lesson of Belarusian is a 2006 documentary film by Polish director Mirosław Dembiński. It follows the activities of several Belarusian pro-democracy youth activists in the four weeks running up to the highly controversial presidential re-election of Alexander Lukashenko on March 19, 2006...
.
External links
- Vincuk Viačorka's 2004 parliamentary elections campaign
- Partyja BNF - official website