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Literature

Works of Belarusian writers

Author Document name and type Document date Fond/Inventory number File/Sheet number
Alekseev N. Ispytanie / ‘The trial’. Novel. Separate chapters, plan. Draft autograph 1944 207 / 1 1 / 1-123
Aleshko A. War diary 1944 208 / 1 61 / 1-41
Astapenko A. Notebook with memoirs about the beginning of the war 1941 200 / 1 54 / 37-48
Astapenko D. Notebooks 1943-1944 128 / 1 19 / 1-42
Astapenko D. Ganka. Novella in verse. Autograph 4 February 1944 128 / 1 1 / 1-53
Astapenko D. Edem. Poem. Autograph 7 July 1944 128 / 1 3 / 1-20
Astreiko A. Skaz o tom kak Filip nemtsev polonil / ‘Story about Philip who conquered the Germans’. Poem. Authorized typescript 1941 197 / 1 5 / 1-6
Astreiko A. Notebooks with poetry. Autograph 1943-1972 197 / 2 7
Barashko I. Po dorogam voiny / ‘On the roads of the war’. Notebook with the sketches of stories, poems, and verses. Autograph 1943-1944 28 / 1 325 / 1-42
Bende L. Voina nachalas’ / ‘The war has begun’. Diary 21 June 1941 – June 1943 66 / 1 313 / 1-13
Bende L. Notes concerning the Great Patriotic War. Autograph 1941-1945 66 / 1 737 / 1-77
Volkodaev P. Poetry of the partisan period. Autograph, typescript 1941-1945 74 / 1 39, 48, 49, 51
Volkodaev P. Zapiski partizana / ‘Notes of a partisan’. Diary notes 1941-1944 74 / 1 281 / 1-80
Vitka V. Pugayut a sami drozhat, and others. Articles. Versions. Autograph, typescript 1942 419 / 1 89, 90
Vitka V. K belorusskomu narodu / ‘To the Belarusian people’. The speech appealing for the liberation from the enemy. Versions. Autograph 1943 419 / 1 171 / 1-11
Volsky V. Speeches for broadcast on radio relating to the struggle against the German occupiers. Autograph 22 August 1941 100 / 3 93 / 1-3
Volsky V. Notes concerning the participation of the Belaruisan writers in the struggle against the Nazi invaders. Typescript 26 July 1943 100 / 2 50 / 1-2
Volsky V. ‘Belarusian poetry in the Great Patriotic War’. Article. Authorized typescript 27 October 1943 100 / 2 51 / 1-9
Volsky V. Ded Ignas / ‘Grandfather Ignatius’. The play in three acts. Autograph [1943-1944] 100 / 3 6, 7, 8, 9
Garbuk V. Diary notes 1941-1945 324 / 2 44,45
Zhavruk A. Poetic notebook. Autograph 1941-1942 5 / 1 1 / 1-45
Zhavruk A. War notebook 1942 5 / 1 2 / 1-26
Kobzarevsky P. War diaries, notes, sketches. Autograph 1941-1944 31 / 2 179 / 1-55
Kobzarevsky P Partizanskie rasskazy / ‘Partisan stories’. Notes, sketches. Draft autograph 1941-1945 31 / 2 180 / 1-46
Kovalev P. ‘Andreika‘/ Play. Autograph 1941-1942 36 / 1
Kovalev P. Sketches about Belarusian partisans. Typescript with author’s corrections 1942-1945 36 / 1 12-24
Karpiuk A. Combat diary 1944-1945 257 / 1 86, 87, 88
Kirienko K. Notebooks with the sketches of poems and stories. Autograph 1941, 1945 415 / 1 114 / 1-59
Kirienko K. Predanie o soldate / ‘The legend about a soldier’. Poem. Typescript with author’s corrections 1943-[1945] 415 / 1 1 / 1-14
Klimovich M. Rasplata / ‘ The punishment’. Drama poem. Autograph 1941-1942 44 / 1 4, 5
Klimovich M. Obmanom proidesh svet; Idite vy chuzhaki; Nelyudz, and others. Verses. Autograph 1942-1943 44 / 1 101 /1-45
Klimovich M. Notebooks. One of the notebooks with the inscription ‘To the people’s avenger’ from the Central Committee of the All-Union Lenin Young Komsomol League (VLKSM) 1943 44 / 1 423 / 1-74
Kolas Ya. Letter to Sergei Gorodetsky, containing the thoughts about the Motherland’s fate and the victory over the Nazi invaders 25 August 1943 9 / 2 56 / 1
Kolas Ya. Slyshu golos; Salar; Chimgan. Verses 1943 9 / 2 13, 14, 15
Kolas Ya. Writing-book with war verses. Autograph 1943-1945 9 / 1 2 / 1-34
Kuleshov A. Vitebskaya makhorka; Melnik; Prigovor ottsa. Verses. Autograph 1941 259 / 1 486 / 1-4
Kuleshov A. Znamya brigady; Ballada o zaklyatom kamne. Poems. Notebook. Autograph 1942-1943 441 / 1 3
Kuleshov A. Priklyucheniya tsymbal. Poem. Versions. Writing-book. Autograph February-August 1944 411 / 1 2, 3
Kuleshov A. House No 24. Poem. Versions. Writing-books. Autograph 4 August 1944 411 / 1 1 / 1-35
Kupala Ya. Podnimaisya narod moi na velikuyu rasplatu. Speech at the radio meeting of January 18, 1942. Translation to Russian by E. Mozolkov. Translator’s autograph 1942 259 / 1 108 / 1-2
Loban N. Notebooks 1941-1944 148 / 2 104, 106-109
Luzhanin M. Devichia; Moia rodina; Nastuplenie. Verses. Autograph 1943-1945 259 / 1 487 / 1-6
Lynkov M. Otomstim za vse; Blizka vesna Belarusi; Groznym mstitelyam -slava, and others. Notes. Autograph. Typescript. Newspaper clips 1942-1945 191 / 1 84 / 1-25
Lynkov M. My pobedim / ‘We shall win’. Article about the activity of the Belarusian writers in WWII. Newspaper clip January 1943 191 / 1 56
Lynkov M., Krapiva K. Mstiteli / ‘Avengers’. Film script 1944 191 / 1 20 / 1-68
Lynkov M. Notebook with notes made at the front 1944 191 / 1 199 / 1-49
Mavr Ya. Diary notes 1941 290 / 1 64 / 1
Mashara M. Articles prepared for broadcast on the radio station Sovetskaya Belarus. Typescript. Manuscripts 1941-1943 1 / 1 14 / 1-57
Mashara M. Otryad Yurina; Ded Lukash; Mat’; Na pepelishche; Rodina. Verses. Autograph 1941-1944 259 / 1 488 / 1-7
Mashara M. Verses from the series ‘On the roads of revenge’ / Po tropam mshcheniya. Autograph 1942 1 / 1 13 / 1-58
Mashara M. Pivovar, kulak, kolbasnik…; Gitler raz zagadal…; Rybak, and others. Verses. Autograph 1943 1 / 1 23 / 4, 5, 6
Melezh I. ‘First book. Diaries, writing-books’. Autograph. Typescript with author’s corrections [1975] 1941-1943 277 / 1 254, 255, 256
Melezh I. V metel / ‘In the snowstorm’ Collected stories. Writing-book. Autograph 1942-1944 277 / 1 570 / 1
Panchenko P. Obrashcheniye / ‘The appeal’. Poem. Autograph 1942 259 / 1 492 / 1
Rusak A. Notebooks 1943-1945 14 / 1 13 / 5-26
Sobolenko R. O, nenavist moya…/ ‘O, my hate’. Writing-book with war poetry. Autograph 1943-1944 60 / 1 61 / 4-16
Tavlai V. Writing-book with the translation of poems and songs. Autograph 1943-1944 68 / 1 129 / 1-5
Shcherbatov G.. Notebook of the front-line correspondent December 1942 – January 1944 241 / 1 54 / 1-35
Shinkler F. Puls zhizni / ‘The pulse of life’. Story. Autograph 1942 300 / 1 1 / 1-50

Documents relating to the life and activity of Belarusian writers

Author Document type and name Document date Fond/Inventory number File/Sheet number
Adamovich A. Photograph among the partisans of the Kirov detachment of the Parkhomenko brigade. Copy 1943 116 / 1 224 / 2
Astapenko D. Letters to his sisters and wife (A. Shuraeva) 1941-1944 128 / 1 20 / 1-6
  Astapenko D. Photograph 1943 128 / 1 26 / 5
Barashko I. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1945 191 / 1 305 / 1-14
Brovka P. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1945 191 / 1 308 / 1-4
Builo K. Letters to M. Lynkov 6 November 1943 191 / 1 312 / 1
Bende L. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1945 191 / 1 316 / 1- 14
Vitka V. Post card to A. Kuleshov 8 October 1942 411 / 1 169 / 1
Volsky V. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1944 191 / 1 324 / 1-5
  Gorulev N. Photograph with a front-line comrade 1942 278 / 1 61 / 2
Glebka P. Letters to M. Lynkov 30 October 1941 191 / 1 328 / 1-2
Glebka P. Letters to E. Mozolkov 7 April 1942 259 / 1 343 / 2, 3
Gursky I. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942 191 / 1 336 / 1-4
Gursky I. Letters from front-line comrades and partisans concerning the issues of cooperation and the delivery of newspaper Za svobodnuyu Belarus (For the free Belarus) 1942-1945 312 / 1 142 / 1-19
Denisenko I. The letter to wife and sons, written a few hours before he died 4 July 1943 16 / 1 3 / 1-3
Zhavruk A. Photographs with comrades at the front 1941-1942 5 / 1 22, 23, 24
Zhavruk A. Letters to wife L.M. Sinichkina 1941-1942 5 / 1 8, 9
Zaritsky A. Letters to M. Lynkov 1944-1945 191 / 1 344 / 1-3
Kovalev D. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1944 191 / 1 361 / 1-12
Karpov V. Personal card of Karpov as a participant of the Minsk restoration 1944 305 / 1 230 / 1-3
Katsovich L. Correspondence with M. Lynkov 1942-1944 196 / 1 54, 57
Kirienko K. Letters to M. Lynkov 8 December 1942 191 / 1 356 / 1-2
Klimovich M. Partisan documents: BShPD (Belarusian Headquarters of Partisan Movement) certificate; certificate confirming Klimovich’s location in a partisan group; party & political testimonial August 1943 44 / 1 478 / 1-3
Kolas Ya. Letters to Ya. Mavr from the city of Tashkent 1941-1943 290 / 1 72-76
Kolas Ya. Letters to E. Mozolkov. Autograph. Photocopy 1941-1944 259 / 2 4 / 1-5
Kolas Ya. Letters to I. Gursky 16 June 1942 312 / 1 97
Krapiva K. Letters to I. Gursky 1942-1943 312 / 1 98
Krapiva K. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1944 191 / 1 366 / 1-4
Kuleshov A. Instructions of the Belarusian Headquarters of Partisan Movement (BShPD) to A. Kuleshov, a correspondent of the army newspaper Znamya Sovetov 1 December 1942 411 / 1 368 / 1
Kuleshov A. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942 411 / 1 4
Kuleshov A. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1943 191 / 1 350 / 1-4
Lynkov M. Letters to P. Brovka, P. Glebka, I. Gursky, D. Kovalev, K. Krapiva, A. Kuleshov, E. Ognetsvet, P. Panchenko, A. Stakhovich 1942-1944 191 / 1 206, 220, 225, 234, 250, 252, 264, 266, 270
Mavr Ya. Letters to I. Gursky 31 May 1942 – 27 December 1943 312 / 1 106 /1-16
  I. Melezh. The photograph potraying him in a war uniform 1941 277 / 1 254, 255, 256
Ognetsvet E. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1945 191 / 1 391 / 1-23
Panchenko P. Letters to E. Mozolkov 1942-1944 259 / 1 379 / 1-7
Panchenko P. Letters to I. Gursky 1943 312 / 1 111 / 1-5
Panchenko P. Letters to M. Lynkov 1943-1944 191 / 1 394 / 1-3
Pranuza P. Letters to I. Gursky 8 December 1942 312 / 1 113 / 1
Romanovich E. Letters to I. Gursky 15 May 1943 312 / 1 116 / 1
Surnachev M. Letters from the front to his mother, father and brother 25 February 1944 – 2 April 1945 214 / 1 1, 2
Tank M. Photograph in a war uniform 1942 25 / 3 238 / 2
Tank M. Letters to M. Lynkov 1942-1944 191 / 1 45 / 1-4
Tank M. Letters to E. Mozolkov 20 November 1944 259 / 1 390 / 5
Tkachev M. Certificate on his participation in the partisan movement 1943 281 / 1 208 / 1, 2
Shinkler F. Letters to wife 1942 300 /1 2 / 1-28
Yakimovich A. Letters to F. Shinkler 1942 300 / 1 10 / 1-6