Media coverage of Ivan Shamyakin’s 105th birthday celebrations at the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art (BSAMLI)
On January 30, 2026, the educated and progressive portion of humanity celebrated the 105th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Shamyakin, the People’s Writer of Belarus. On the eve of the evening «Unthoughtful Shamyakin. From Documents to the Screen», organized on that day by the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art (hereinafter referred to as BSAMLI), the Belarusian Society of Archivists, and the administration of the Pioner Cinema in Minsk, leading researcher Dmitry Samakhvalov of the BSAMLI gave an interview to journalists from the Zvyazda newspaper, the Minsk-Novosti news agency, and the Belarus 3 television channel. He discussed the history of Ivan Shamyakin’s personal collection (154) in the archive-museum, the potential use of his documents for a modern understanding of his work, and documents associated with Ivan Shamyakin held in other collections at the Belarusian State Academy of Literature and Art (BSAMLI). According to D.S. Samokhvalov, the archival documentary heritage is an important source for obtaining objective information about the life and work of the national writer, and it is here that the secret of his works’ extraordinary popularity should be sought.
The interview materials can be found at the following links:
«Uninvented Shamyakin» on Belarus 3
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| 1. During an interview with D.S.Samokhvalov |
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| 2. Participation in the filming of a story on the TV channel «Belarus 3» |