Yakub Kolas
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Summary
Yakub Kolas was born on October 22, 1882[1], in Akinchytsy[2]. He died on August 13, 1956[3], in Minsk[4]. He worked as a dramaturge[5], translator[6], poet[7], children's writer[8], and literary critic[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (925 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: November 3, 1882[11]
- Place of burial: Military cemetery in Minsk[12]
- Father: Mikhal Kazimiravich Mitskievich[13]
- Mother: Hanna Yuriewna Mitskievich[14]
- Spouse: Maria Dzmitrieuna Kamenska[15]
- Child: Danila Mitskevich[16], Michas Mitskevich[17]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[18], Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic[19]
- Native language: Belarusian[20]
- Occupation: politician[21], prose writer[22], translator of Adam Mickiewicz[23], writer[24]
- Position held: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union[25], list of members of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR (1955–1959)[26], list of members of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR (1951–1954)[27], list of members of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR (1947–1950)[28], member of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR of the 1st convocation[29]
- Employer: Minsk Belarusian Pedagogical College[30], Belarusian State University[31], Naša Niva[32], Institute of Belarusian Culture[33], National Academy of Sciences of Belarus[34]
- Educated at: Nyasvizh professor seminary[35], Alexandrov Military School[36]
- Award received: Stalin Prize[37], USSR State Prize[38], Order of Lenin[39], Order of the Red Banner[40], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[41], Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War"[42], The People’s Poet of Belarus[43], Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War", 1st class[44]
- Member of: USSR Union of Writers[45], Полымя (літаратурнае аб’яднанне)[46], All-Byelorussian Central Executive Committee[47], Union of Belarusian Writers[48]
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[49], atheism[50]
- Sex or gender: male[51]
- Member of political party: Belarusian Socialist Assembly[52], Communist Party of the Soviet Union[53]
- Commons category: Yakub Kolas[54]
- Family name: Mickiewicz[55]
- Given name: Yakub[56]
- Pseudonym: Якуб Колас[57], Тарас Гушча[58], Карусь Лапаць[59], К. Адзінокі[60], К. Альбуцкі[61], Андрэй «сацыяліст»[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Yakub Kolas include Yakub Kolas Square[63], a square[64], in Belarus[65]; Yakub Kolas Theatre[66], an organization[67], in Belarus[68], founded in 1926[69]; Jakuba Kolasa Street, Minsk[70], a street[71], in Belarus[72]; Yakub Kolas Institute of Linguistics[73], a research institute[74], in Belarus[75], founded in 1929[76]; and Yakuba Kolasa Street, Kyiv[77], a street[78], in Ukraine[79].
Why It Matters
Yakub Kolas has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]
He has been cited as an influence by Paŭluk Trus[82], a poet[83], 1904–1929[84], of Russian Empire[85], specialised in poetry[86].
Entities named for him include Yakub Kolas Square[63], a square[64], in Belarus[65]; Yakub Kolas Theatre[66], an organization[67], in Belarus[68], founded in 1926[69]; Jakuba Kolasa Street, Minsk[70], a street[71], in Belarus[72]; Yakub Kolas Institute of Linguistics[73], a research institute[74], in Belarus[75], founded in 1929[76]; and Yakuba Kolasa Street, Kyiv[77], a street[78], in Ukraine[79].
FAQs
Where was Yakub Kolas born?
Yakub Kolas was born in Akinchytsy[2].
Where did Yakub Kolas die?
Yakub Kolas passed away in Minsk[4].
Who were Yakub Kolas's parents?
Yakub Kolas's father was Mikhal Kazimiravich Mitskievich[13]. Yakub Kolas's mother was Hanna Yuriewna Mitskievich[14].
Who was Yakub Kolas married to?
Yakub Kolas's spouses include Maria Dzmitrieuna Kamenska[15].
What did Yakub Kolas do for work?
Yakub Kolas worked as a dramaturge[5], translator[6], poet[7], children's writer[8], and literary critic[9].
Where did Yakub Kolas go to school?
Yakub Kolas was educated at Nyasvizh professor seminary[35] and Alexandrov Military School[36].
What awards did Yakub Kolas receive?
Honors received include Stalin Prize[37], USSR State Prize[38], Order of Lenin[39], and Order of the Red Banner[40].
Who did Yakub Kolas influence?
Yakub Kolas has been cited as an influence by Paŭluk Trus[82].