{"id":1023746,"date":"2026-04-23T10:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/?p=1023746"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:44:52","slug":"the-belarusian-state-archives-and-museum-of-literature-and-art-bsamli-reveals-ivan-shamyakin-in-a-new-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/news\/1023746","title":{"rendered":"The Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art (BSAMLI) Reveals Ivan Shamyakin in a New Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 22, 2026, on the eve of <strong>World Book and Copyright Day<\/strong>, <strong>the National Library of Belarus<\/strong> organized <strong>a cultural and educational event, \u00abMasters of Belarusian Culture. Ivan Shamyakin\u00bb<\/strong>, at the Labyrinth Gallery. Special guests included: <strong>Alexey Rogovtsov and Maria Shamyakin, grandchildren of the classic Belarusian writer; Mikhail Poznyakov, Chairman of the Minsk City Branch of the Union of Belarusian Writers; and Dmitry Samokhvalov, Leading Researcher at the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art<\/strong> (hereinafter BSAMLI).<\/p>\n<p>The main event of the cultural and educational event was <strong>the signing of an agreement between the National Library and Ivan Shamyakin&#8217;s heirs<\/strong>. A key part of the event included speeches dedicated to the memory of the national writer. In his speech, Dmitry Samokhvalov spoke about the archival legacy of the classic Belarusian writer, housed at the BSAMLI. Ivan Shamyakin&#8217;s collection, Collection 154, began to take shape in the 1960s. Today, it is one of the largest personal collections in our country. Furthermore, documents associated with the writer are held in other collections at the Belarusian State Academy of Literature and Art (BSAMLI). A leading researcher demonstrated how archival documents can reveal the classic author&#8217;s personality in new, sometimes unexpected ways, and emphasized their importance as an objective source.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\"  width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"gen_table\">\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-128.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1082304\" class=\"wp-image-1082304 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>1. Speech by Dmitry Samokhvalov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-96.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1082305\" class=\"wp-image-1082305 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"50%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>2. Speech by Maria Shamyakin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-76.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1082306\" class=\"wp-image-1082306 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"50%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>3. Speech by Mikhail Poznyakov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4-51.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1082307\" class=\"wp-image-1082307 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>4. Alexey Rogovtsov, Dmitry Samokhvalov, Maria Shamyakin, Mikhail Poznyakov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 22, 2026, on the eve of World Book and Copyright Day, the National Library of Belarus organized a cultural and educational event, \u00abMasters of Belarusian Culture. 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