Archival documents on Uladzimir Karatkevich’s life and work

Personal life

Certificate of graduation from the Mogilev Women’s High School issued to Nadzeia Vasileuna Grynkevich (Uladzimir Karatkevich’s mother). 25 May 1911. Copy. Handwritten on printed form. Russian. (NIAB, f. 2263, op. 1, d. 27, l. 204)
Relatives of Uladzimir Karatkevich: aunt Yaugenia Vasileuna, father Siamion Tsimafeevich, grandfather Vasil Yullianavich Grynkevich, sister Natallia and brother Valery. 1928. Photograph. (BGAMLI, f. 56)
U. Karatkevich. “Daroga, iakuiu praishou” (The Road I Have Traveled). Autobiography (extract). 1964. Autograph of U. Karatkevich. (BGAMLI, f. 189, op. 1, d. 36, l. 1)
U. Karatkevich in childhood with his mother Nadzeia Vasileuna. Vitebsk region, Orsha. [the 1930s]. Photograph. (BGAKFFD, Е019188)
N. Kuchkouskaia. “Mova – batskava, dusha – matchyna” (Father’s Language, Mother’s Soul). Memoirs of U. Karatkevich’s sister. Print. Newspaper “Leninski Pryzyu”. 1990. 24 November. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 8)
Report of damage done by the Nazis to the former chief inspector for budget, Siamion Tsimafeevich Karatkevich (U. Karatkevich’s father). 31 August 1944. Handwritten in Russian. (Local State Archives in Orsha, f. 27, op. 3, d. 3, l. 110 ob.)
Personal record for S. Karatkevich (U. Karatkevich’s father) with his photo. [1945]. Autograph of S. Karatkevich. Russian. (State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 1968, op. 4, d. 10 b, l. 12)
Autobiography of Siamion Tsimafeevich Karatkevich, inspector-auditor at the USSR Ministry of Finance Audit Administration for Orsha District. 18 November 1951. Autograph of S. Karatkevich. Russian. (State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 1968, op. 4, d. 10 b, l. 5-7 ob.)
Recommendation of awarding the Order of Lenin to Siamion Tsimafeevich Karatkevich. May 1953. Copy. Typescript on printed form. Russian. (State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 1968, op. 4, d. 10 b, l. 34)
House in Orsha in which Karatkevichs lived in the early 1950s (now U. Karatkevich Str. 10). Photograph by V. Savitski. Newspaper “Leninski Pryzyu”. 1990. 24 November. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 9)
House of U. Karatkevich’s relatives in which he lived and worked for a long time. Gomel region. 2010. Photograph. (BGAKFFD, Е022828)
Karatkevich’s self-parody and caricature in the letter to Maksim Tank. 20 June1956. Autograph and drawing by U. Karatkevich. (BGAMLI, f. 25, op. 2, d. 66, l. 14 ob.)
U. Karatkevich. [the 1950s]. Photograph. (BGAKFFD, Е019191)
U. Karatkevich. [the 1950-1960s]. Photograph. (BGAKFFD, Е019194)
U. Karatkevich. 1960. Photoportrait. (BGAKFFD, Е019193)
U. Karatkevich with his friends Yu. Galperin and G. Kravets. [the 1960s]. Photograph. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 31, l. 1)
Artistic postcards with the views of Belarusian architecture made by I. Miadzvedzeu. On the reverse side are Karatkevich’s comments addressed to Yu. Galperin. 1957. Autograph of U. Karatkevich. Russian. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 35, l. 1-2, 8)
Cover of U. Karatkevich’s book, Blakit i Zolata Dnia (The Blue and Gold of the Day) with an inscription of gift to Yu. Galperin. Moscow. 29 October 1961. Photocopy. Print. Autograph of U. Karatkevich. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 36, l. b)
U. Karatkevich with his friends, V. and G. Kravets. [the 1960s]. Photograph. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 31, l. 3)
Application for inheritance of the property remained after the death of Siamion Tsimafeevich Karatkevich (U. Karatkevich’s father). 20 May 1963. Autograph of N. Karatkevich on printed form. Russian. (Local State Archives in Orsha, f. 2, op. 2, d. 508)
U. Karatkevich. Photoportrait with an inscription of gift to mother. 1964. Autograph of U. Karatkevich. Russian. (BGAMLI, f. 56)
U. Karatkevich on holiday in Gurzuf. 1968. Photograph. (BGAKFFD, 0-100134)
Explanative note written by U. Karatkevich on request of the BSSR Committee on State Security concerning his relations with certain individuals. 23 September 1973 or later. Print. Magazine “Nioman”. 1993. № 11. P. 150-152. (BGAMLI, library)
M. Plavinski. “Byu. Yosts. Budze” (He was. He is. He will be). Article about meetings with U. Karatkevich. Print. Newspaper “Chyrvonaia Zmena”. 1990. 24 November. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 11)
U. Karatkevich. Minsk. 20 February 1973. Photoportrait. (BGAKFFD, 0-94928)
Valiantsina Branislavauna Karatkevich – wife of U. Karatkevich. Minsk. December 1981. Detail of photograph. (BGAMLI, V. Trygubovich fond)
U. Karatkevich. 1984. Photograph. (BGAKFFD, Е019198)