Remembering the war in Belarus

War of 1812 in Belarusian literature, painting and music

Literature
“Conversation of the peasants”. Poem by Ya. Barshchevsky. [1812]. Photocopy. Printed document. Belarusian. Ya. Barshcheuski. Vybranyia tvory. Minsk, 1998. P. 32-34. (BGAMLI, library, № 18847)
“War of 1812”. Book XI from the poem by the Polish Belarusian poet Adam Mitskevich with an account of the events of 1812 in his homeland in Novogrudok region (excerpts). 1832. Photocopy. Printed document. Translated into Russian from Polish. A. Mitskevich. Pan Tadeush, or the Last Foray in Lithuania. A story of life among gentlefolk in the years 1811 and 1812 in twelve books in verse. Moscow, 1985. P. 35, 327-329 (BGAMLI, library, № 9676)
“The French at Vitebsk”, “Napoleon in Vitebsk”, “The battle against the French at Vitebsk and the capture of the town”. Chapters from Major General M. Bez-Kornilovich’s monograph with an account of the events at Vitebsk and its outskirts in the war of 1812. Photocopy. Printed document. M. Bez-Kornilovich. Istoricheskie svedeniia o primechatelneishikh mestakh v Belorussii. Saint Petersburg, 1855. P. 30-37 (BGAMLI, library, № 17431)
“Monument to a Cavalry Girl”. Article by unknown author about a female participant in the war of 1812 N. Durova. Printed document. Clipping from magazine “Niva”. 1901. № 46. (BGAMLI, f. 190, op. 2, d. 461, l. 1-1 ob.)
Extractions made by the writer, statesman, public figure Yazep Dyla concerning the war of 1812 on the topics of “Napoleon as a militay leader”, “The crossing of the Niemen”, “The outbreak of the war”, “Peasant disturbances”, “Episodes of the year 1812”, “Chronology of Napoleon’s march in Belarus” etc. The 1910s. Autograph of Ya. Dyla. Russian, Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 53, op. 1, d. 337, l. 1-18)
“Monuments to the Russian glory”. Article by S. Palees about the monuments commemorating the wars fought in Belarus in the 17th and 19th centuries. The 1930s. Typescript with author’s corrections. (BGAMLI, f. 382, op. 1, d. 1, l. 4–6)
“At the dawn of serfdom”. Chapter from V. Gritskevich and A. Maldis’s book with an account of the events in the war of 1812 and its aftermath in the north-eastern part of Belarus (excerpts). Photocopy. Printed document. Belarusian. V. Grytskevich, A. Maldzis. Shliakhi viali praz Belarus. Minsk, 1980. P. 114, 150, 155-157. (BGAMLI, library, № 25392)
“The eternal”. Book I from the uncompleted novella by B. Mikulich. (excerpts) Photocopy. Printed document. Belarusian. Magazine “Polymya”. 1972. № 8. P. 89, 90, 92. (BGAMLI, library)
“Memory”. Cover of the series of books with documents and materials about the events of 1812 in the districts of Belarus. Photocopy. Printed document. Belarusian. Pamiats: Hist.-dakum. khroniki. Minsk, 1995-2004. (BGAMLI, library, № 23935, 23947, 23953, 23968, 23971, 23974, 23975, 24010, 24017)
Art
“Retreat of the French army through Vilna”. Painting by J. Damel [1820]. Reproduction. Photo of the 1950s. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 403, l. 1)
“An episode from the war of 1812”. Drawing by J. Damel [1821]. Reproduction. Photo of the 1950s. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 403, l. 3)
“Nadezhda Durova”. Act I from A. Bogatyrev’s opera, libretto by I. Keller. Sverdlovsk. 6 December 1942 – 14 February 1943. Clavier (fragments). Autograph of A. Bogatyrev. (BGAMLI, f. 190, op. 2, d. 10, l. 1-1 ob., 46)
“Nadezhda Durova”. Monologue of D. Davydov from A. Bogatyrev’s opera, lyrics by D. Davydov. 1947. Clavier. Autograph of A. Bogatyrev. (BGAMLI, f. 416, op. 4, d. 315, l. 1-1 ob., 2)
“Nadezhda Durova”.  Act IV Part I from A. Bogatyrev’s opera, libretto by I. Keller. 1955. Score (fragments) Autograph of A. Bogatyrev. (BGAMLI, f. 190, op. 2, d. 15, l. 1, 1 ob., 52)
Scenery sketches by Nikolaev for Bogatyrev’s opera “Nadezhda Durova”. 1956. Photos. (BGAMLI, f. 316, op. 1, d. 844, l. 1-5)
Scene from “Nadezhda Durova” at the Belarusian State Grand Theatre of Opera and Ballet, composer A. Bogatyrev, director L. Aleksandrovskaya, with L. Galushkina in the role of Nadezhda Durova, R. Evrayev as Yakub, [B. Nikolsky] as Polonsky during the recording of the television programme about the first night of the opera at the television studio in Minsk. 8 January 1957. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 190, op. 2, d. 515, l. 1)
L. Aleksandrovskaya and A. Bogatyrev in makeup and theatrical costumes at the television studio in Minsk among the actors of “Nadezhda Durova”, Belarusian State Grand Theatre of Opera and Ballet.  8 January 1957. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 316, op. 1, d. 841, l. 1)