{"id":1025255,"date":"2026-08-28T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/?p=1025255"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:09:25","slug":"for-me-god-is-theater-and-i-have-believed-in-him-my-whole-life-on-the-110th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-zinaida-ivanovna-brovarskaya-theater-and-film-actress-teacher-and-pe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/news\/1025255","title":{"rendered":"\u00abFor me, God is theater. And I have believed in him my whole life\u00bb. \u2013 on the 110th anniversary of the birth of Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya, theater and film actress, teacher, and People&#8217;s Artist of the Belarussian SSR"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/08\/0-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086803\" class=\"wp-image-1086803 alignnone size-full\" width=\"60%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>August 31, 2026, marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of <strong>Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya<\/strong>, theater and film actress, teacher, and People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR.<\/p>\n<p>From 1938 to 2005, Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya played approximately 100 roles at the Yanka Kupala Theater, and staged over 40 performances as a theater director. At the same time, she performed on Belarusian Radio, acted in films, and taught at the Belarusian Theater and Art Institute. In 1967, Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya was awarded the title of People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR.<\/p>\n<p>A promotional video for the exhibition \u00abFor Me, God is Theater. And I Have Faithfully Believed in It All My Life\u00bb has been posted on the BGAKFFD YouTube channel to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya&#8217;s birth. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCu1uyktVZh358JOnaUF9QFQ?app=desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Link<\/strong><\/a> to access.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo, and Sound Documents contains 160 photographic documents from 1940 to 1996, more than 20 film documents from 1952 to 2003, and approximately 40 sound documents from 1953 to 1989 related to the actress&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and film footage (from the newsreels \u00abSavetskaya Belarus\u00bb and \u00abMastatstva Belarusi\u00bb and the documentaries \u00abDumki i vobrazy\u00bb (Thoughts and Images, 1965), \u00abKrez Vseyu Zhizn\u00bb (Throughout Life, 1978), \u00abThe Clock Will Not Stop..\u00bb. (1998), and \u00abLitso pod Grimom\u00bb (Face Under Makeup, 2003) capture the actress during performances, interacting with colleagues and students, and giving interviews.<\/p>\n<p>The archive&#8217;s sound library contains recordings of radio plays featuring the actress, as well as a 1983 radio broadcast dedicated to People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya.<\/p>\n<p>For her significant contribution to the development of Belarusian theatrical art and active participation in the social and cultural life of the Republic of Belarus, Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The actress died on February 18, 2005 and was buried in Minsk.<\/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\/08\/1-58.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086804\" class=\"wp-image-1086804 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>1. 4-0855 Z.I.Brovarskaya, actress of the Belarusian State Yanka Kupala Theater, Honored Artist of the BSSR, as Yulenka in the play &#8220;A Profitable Post&#8221; based on the play by A. Ostrovsky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086805\" class=\"wp-image-1086805 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>2. 1-022009 Still from the feature film &#8220;Who Laughs Last&#8221; produced by the Belarusfilm studio; Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya as secretary Zina Zyolkina and People&#8217;s Artist of the USSR B.V. Platonov as researcher Zyolkina, \/1953-1954\/, BSSR, Photo Library of the National Film Studio Belarusfilm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086806\" class=\"wp-image-1086806 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>3. 4-0807 Scene from the play &#8220;Nora&#8221; based on the play by G.Ibsen, staged by the Belarusian State Yanka Kupala Theater; Starring: Krogstad \u2013 Honored Artist of the BSSR P.A.Pekur, Nora \u2013 Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya, 1954, Minsk, Photo Library of the Belarusian Theatre, I.Berlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086807\" class=\"wp-image-1086807 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>4. 2-4415 Actress of the Belarusian State Academic Theatre named after Yanka Kupala, Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya in the role of a Woman in a scene from the play &#8220;Forgotten by All&#8221; based on the play by N.Hikmet, 1958, Minsk, Photo Library of the Public Association of the Belarusian Union of Theatre Workers, L. Ostrzego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086808\" class=\"wp-image-1086808 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>5. 1-021913 During the filming of the feature film &#8220;The Clock Stopped at Midnight&#8221; produced by the Belarusfilm studio; In the foreground: actress R.I. Gladunko as Marina Kazanich, Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya as Frau Kaunitz, actor A.M.Adoskin as Bushman, before 1958\/, USSR, Photo Library of the National Film Studio &#8220;Belarusfilm&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086809\" class=\"wp-image-1086809 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>6. 4-0305 Z.I.Brovarskaya \u2013 Honored Artist of the BSSR, actress of the Belarusian State Order of the Red Banner of Labor Academic Theater named after Yanka Kupala, 1959, Minsk, Photo Library of the Belarusian Film Studio I.Arotsker, L.Ostshego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086810\" class=\"wp-image-1086810 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>7. 1-023344 Scene from the play &#8220;Northern Madonna&#8221; based on the play by the Tur brothers, staged by the Belarusian State Academic Theater named after Yanka Kupala; in the role of Christina Helmer, Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya (left), actress Z.P.Zubkova in the role of Marta, 1962, Minsk, Photo Library of the Public Association of the Belarusian Union of Theatre Workers, I. Arotsker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086811\" class=\"wp-image-1086811 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>8. 2-1148 Z.I. Brovarskaya, actress of the Belarusian Academic Theatre named after Yanka Kupala, Honored Artist of the BSSR in the role of Mamaeva in the play &#8220;Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man&#8221; based on the play by A.Ostrovsky, 1962, Minsk, Photo Library of the Belarusian Theatre, I. Arotsker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086813\" class=\"wp-image-1086813 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>9. 2-4093 Actress of the Belarusian State Academic Theatre named after Yanka Kupala, Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya as Emma Konstantinovna in the play &#8220;Before Dinner&#8221; based on the play by V. Rozov, 1962, Minsk, Photo Library of the Public Association of the Belarusian Union of Theatre Workers, I.Arotsker, R.Malishkevich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086812\" class=\"wp-image-1086812 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>10. 1-025888 Scene from the play &#8220;A Liar Wanted&#8221; based on the play by D.Psafas, staged by the Yanka Kupala Belarusian State Academic Theatre; Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya as Janie, Honored Artist of the BSSR N.N.Eremenko as Todoras Parlas, 1965, Minsk, Photo Library of the Public Association of the Belarusian Union of Theatre Workers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/11-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086815\" class=\"wp-image-1086815 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>11. 0-068264 Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Belarusian Branch of the Canada-USSR Society, Honored Artist of the BSSR Z.I. Brovarskaya, together with employees of the Belarusian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (BelOKS), gets acquainted with literature received from Canada, March 1965, Minsk, BelOKS Photo Library, D.Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/12-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086814\" class=\"wp-image-1086814 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>12. 1-008573 Scene from the play &#8220;The Fox and the Grapes&#8221; based on the play by G.Figuereido, staged by the Belarusian State Academic Theater named after Yanka Kupala; Starring: Aesop \u2013 actor B.V.Vladimirsky, Kleya \u2013 People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya, 1967, Minsk, BTO Photo Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086816\" class=\"wp-image-1086816 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>13. 0-086983 A group of the oldest artists of the Belarusian State Academic Theater named after Yana Kupala on the day of the theater&#8217;s 50th anniversary: \u200b\u200bPeople&#8217;s Artist of the USSR L.G.Rakhlenko, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR V.N.Pollo, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR S.S.Birillo, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR S.M.Stanyuta, People&#8217;s Artist of the USSR Z.F.Stomma, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR R.N.Koshelnikova, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya and People&#8217;s Artist of the USSR L.I.Rzhetskaya, November 17, 1970, Minsk, BelTA Photo Chronicle, V. Lupeiko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/14-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086817\" class=\"wp-image-1086817 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>14. 1-023245 Actress of the Belarusian State Academic Theater named after Yana Kupala, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya as the mother in a scene from the play &#8220;The Intimidated Apostle&#8221; based on the play by A.Makayonok, 1971, Minsk, Photo Library of the Public Association of the Belarusian Union of Theatre Workers, I. Arotsker, R. Malishkevich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086818\" class=\"wp-image-1086818 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>15. 0-100449 In the meeting room of the joint plenum of creative unions of the BSSR, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the formation of the BSSR: director of the Belarusfilm film studio I.M. Dobrolyubov and director, People&#8217;s Artist of the USSR V.V. Korsh-Sablin, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya, writer Ales Osipenko, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR E.A. Zaitsev, writer Maxim Luzhanin during breaks between sessions of the plenum, November 14 1972, Minsk, BelTA Photo Chronicle, V.Lupeiko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086819\" class=\"wp-image-1086819 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>16. 0-116035 Scene from the play &#8220;Uncle&#8217;s Dream&#8221; based on A.Dostoevsky&#8217;s play, staged by the Belarusian State Academic Yanka Kupala Theater; starring Moskaleva \u2013 People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR Z.I.Brovarskaya, her daughter \u2013 actress T.G.Puzinovskaya, 1978, Minsk, BTO Photo Library, R.Maleshkevich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/17-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1086820\" class=\"wp-image-1086820 alignnone size-full\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>17. P004035 Z.I.Brovarskaya, actress of the National Academic Yanka Kupala Theater, People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR \/portrait\/, 1993, Minsk, BelTA Photo Chronicle, V.Shuba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; August 31, 2026, marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Zinaida Ivanovna Brovarskaya, theater and film actress, teacher, and People&#8217;s Artist of the BSSR. 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