Archival documents on Uladzimir Karatkevich’s life and work

Honours

Invitation card to the author’s evening with U. Karatkevich at the club of the Union of Writers of Belarus in Minsk. 26 February 1971. Print. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 1, d. 25, l. 1)
Resolution by the Minsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus “On recommending U.S. Karatkevich for the award of the ‘Friendship of Nations Order’. 1 September 1980. Typescript on printed form. Russian. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 134, d. 98, l. 133)
Resolution by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus “On awarding U.S. Karatkevich the ‘Friendship of Nations Order’. 3 October 1980. Typescript. Signature by P. Masherau. Russian. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 134, d. 98, l. 130)
Decree by the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR on awarding the writer U.S. Karatkevich the ‘Friendship of Nations Order’. 25 November 1980. Print. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 2, d. 18, l. 1)
Invitation card to the meeting at the House of Literators in Minsk dedicated to the 50th birth anniversary of U. Karatkevich. 28 November 1980. Print. Copy of U. Karatkevich’s photo and autograph. (BGAMLI, f. 78, op. 4, d. 24, l. 22)
Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Union of Writers of Belarus on awarding U.S. Karatkevich the Melezh Literary Prize. 8 February 1983. Typescript. (BGAMLI, f. 78, op. 1, d. 481, l. 1-2)
Resolution by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus and the Council of Ministers of the BSSR “On awarding the BSSR State Prize in Literature, Art and Architecture for 1984”.  28 December 1984. Print. Authorized copy. Russian. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 160, d. 111, l. 43-44)
Obituary for U. Karatkevich. Print. Belarusian and Russian. Newspaper “Zviazda”. 26 July 1984. (NARB, SIF) Clip from “Litaraturnaia Gazeta”. 1984. (BGAMLI, f. 59, op. 2, d. 455, l. 2)
Tombstone of U. Karatkevich in Eastern Cemetery in Minsk. Architector A. Anikeichyk. Photo. (BGAKFFD. Е022820)
Invitation card to the evening devoted to the new book by U. Karatkevich “I Was. I Am. I Will Be” at the House of Literators.  14 April 1987. Print. Copy of the photograph.  (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 28, l. 2)
A. Fedarenka. “U fond imia Karatkevicha“. Article on the Karatkevich Foundation for assistance to young literators. Clip from the newspaper “Litaratura i Mastatstva”.  1987. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 25, l. 2)
Resolution by the Vitebsk City Executive Committee “On  naming the street after Karatkevich in Minsk”. 21 April 1988. Typescript. Russian. (State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 322, op. 13, d. 273, l. 104)
Yu. Dubina. “He was. He is. He will be”. Article about the exhibition devoted to U. Karatkevich at the State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature. Clip from the newspaper “Litaratura i Mastatstva”. 8 October 1990. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 25, l. 6)
Resolution by the Vitebsk Region Executive Committee “On the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkevich”.  1 November 1990. Typescript on printed form. Russian. (State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 1966, op. 22, d. 3514, l. 188-189)
“To honour and not to forget” (At the presidium of the regional council of people’s deputies). Information. Clip from the newspaper “Vitsebski Rabochy”. 1 November 1990. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 2)
“… Calendar of events dedicated to the 60th anniversary of U. Karatkevich”. Information. Clip from the newspaper “Vitsebski Rabochy”. 22 November 1990. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 5)
L. Smoliy “Dedicated to Korotkevich”. Information on the book festival dedicated to U. Karatkevich at the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of Belarus.  Clip from the newspaper “Vecherni Minsk”. 12 November 1990. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 13)
“Here he became the son of the homeland…”. Article about the week of memory for U. Karatkevich.  Clip from the newspaper “Vitsebski Rabochy”. 20 November 1990. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 4)
Scenario plan for the festive evening dedicated to the 60th anniversary of U. Karatkevich (fragment). 23 November 1990. Copy. Typescript. Russian. (State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 2222, op. 4, d. 459, l. 1)
Invitation card to the evening at the House of Literators in Minsk dedicated to the 60th anniversary of U. Karatkevich. 29 November 1990. Print with U. Karatkevich’s photo. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 28, l. 4)
S. Kazlova. “He is the only one we have”. Article about the acquisition of documents on U. Karatkevich at the Museum of Regional Studies in Vitebsk. Clip from the newspaper “Vitsebski Rabochy”. 22 November 1990. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 29, l. 5)
Festive meeting for the unveiling of the monument to U. Karatkevich in Orsha. Vitebsk region. July 1992. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-150115)
Monument to U. Karatkevich in Orsha. Sculptor I. Golubeu. Vitebsk region. 1992. Photo. (BGAKFFD, Е022819)
І. Krauchuk. “Prizes of publishing houses: in the interests of the rebirth”. Information on awarding the Karatkevich Prize to young literators. Clip from the newspaper “Zviazda”. 10 April 1993. (BGAMLI, f. 56, op. 2, d. 25, l. 8)
Portrait of U. Karatkevich. Photocopy from the A. Bely collection. Exhibition “Figures in the National Rebirth of Belarus”. Minsk. October 1995. (BGAKFFD, 0-153563)
Museum House of U. Karatkevich in Orsha at 26 Lenina Street (opened in 2000). Vitebsk region. Photo. (BGAKFFD, Е022818)
At the monument to Karatkevich during the Festival of Slavonic Poetry, the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk. Vitebsk. 13 July 2003. Photo. (BGAKFFD, Е009496)
Memorial sign at house № 36 on K. Marx Street in Minsk in which U. Karatkevich lived. Photo. (BGAKFFD, Е022821)
Memorial room of U. Karatkevich at the Vocational College of Electronics in Minsk (exposition fragments). Minsk. 2010. Photos. (BGAKFFD, Е022822,Е022823, Е022824)
House on Karatkevich Street in Rogachov in which the writer often stayed. Gomel region. 2010. Photo. (BGAKFFD, Е022829)
Fragments of the exposition at the Museum of People’s Glory in Rogachov dedicated to U. Karatkevich. Gomel region. 2010. Photos. (BGAKFFD, Е022825, Е022826, Е022827)