The "State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus", better known as "My Belarusy", is the national anthem of Belarus. It was originally written in the 1940s and adopted in 1955 for use in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. The music of the Byelorussian SSR's regional anthem was composed by Niescier Sakałoŭski and the lyrics were written by Michas Klimkovič. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the music composed by Sakalowski was kept and the lyrics were discarded. New lyrics, which were written by Klimkovič and Uladzimir Karyzna, were adopted by a presidential decree issued on 2 July 2002.
Ivonka Survilla is the President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Belarusian government in exile.
The Belarusian People's Republic, or Belarusian Democratic Republic, was a state proclaimed by the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in its Second Constituent Charter on 9 March 1918 during World War I. The Council proclaimed the Belarusian Democratic Republic independent in its Third Constituent Charter on 25 March 1918 during the occupation of contemporary Belarus by the Imperial German Army.
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum in north London, England, is the only library outside Belarus to collect exclusively in the field of Belarusian studies. It was formally established as an independent institution in 1971 and is owned by a charitable trust. The library — alongside the Belarusian Catholic Mission in England, Anglo-Belarusian Society and the Journal of Belarusian Studies — had a significant role in encouraging Belarusian studies in the United Kingdom and outside Belarus in second half of the 20th century.
Vasil Zacharka was a Belarusian statesman and the second president of the Belarusian People's Republic in exile.
Larysa Hienijuš was a Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement.
Archimandrite Leo Haroshka, MIC was a Belarusian Catholic priest of the Byzantine rite, religious and social activist, researcher of the history of religion in Belarus and one of the founders of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library in London. His pseudonyms are LA Іskra, Anatoí Žmienia, Prakop Cavalieri and others.
The Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic was the governing body of the Belarusian Democratic Republic. Since 1919, the Rada BNR has been in exile where it has preserved its existence among the Belarusian diaspora as an advocacy group promoting support to Belarusian independence and democracy in Belarus among Western policymakers. As of 2023, the Rada BNR is the oldest existing government in exile.
Anton Ivanavič Luckievič was a leading figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the early 20th century, an initiator of the proclamation of the independence of Belarus, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Belarusian Democratic Republic persecuted by the Soviet authorities. He was a brother of Ivan Luckievič.
Hienadź Sahanovič is a Belarusian historian. He specializes in the early modern period of Central European and Belarusian history.
The Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal is a medal awarded in 2018 by the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the republic in 1918. The medal has been awarded to more than 180 activists, politicians and researchers in Belarus and abroad.
Helen Michaluk was a prominent figure of the Belarusian diaspora, a long-standing head of the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain.
Like Water, Like Fire is the first and still the most comprehensive anthology of Belarusian poetry in English translation. Its full title is Like water, like fire: an anthology of Byelorussian poetry from 1828 to the present day. It was published in London in the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works series in 1971. The translator of all works was London-based journalist, poet and translator Vera Rich. The book was jointly funded by UNESCO and the National Commission for UNESCO of the Byelorussian SSR.
Robert Auty, FBA was an English philologist who specialised in Slavonic languages.
Jim Dingley is a researcher and promoter of Belarusian culture in the UK as well as a translator of Belarusian literature.
Peter John Mayo was an English slavist and promoter of Belarusian studies in Great Britain.
Jazep Losik was a Belarusian academic, leading figure of the independence movement and a victim of Stalin's purges.
The Journal of Belarusian Studies is an English language academic journal in the field of Belarusian studies. It was described as “one of the longest lasting Belarusian publishing projects in Great Britain and one of the most authoritative periodicals in the field of Belarusian studies in the world”.
Vacłaŭ Łieanardavič Ivanoŭski was a Belarusian political and public figure of the first half of the 20th century.
Adam Maldzis was a Belarusian historian, literary critic, author and journalist. He was described as "a patriarch of Belarusian humanities", "an excellent connoisseur of literature" and "a living bridge between Belarus and the scholars of Belarusian studies around the world". He was “the author of unique studies of the Old Belarusian literature”.
