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Svetlana Alexievich

Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich was born 1948 in Ukraine, and writes in Russian. In 2015, she was awarded the Literature Nobel Prize for her "polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time."

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Two people carrying wood on bicycles along a muddy path.

Intellectuals call for support of Ukraine

Intellectuals call for support of Ukraine

The signatories of the open call demand more support for Ukraine to help the country survive winter during the war.
CultureNovember 17, 2022
Svetlana Alexievich receives the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Svetlana Alexievich honored with Order of Merit

Svetlana Alexievich honored with Order of Merit

The Nobel Prize winner from Belarus is a leading intellectual in her home country's opposition movement.
CultureJune 15, 2021
Vitali Alekseenok, flag around his shoulders, a row of soldiers behind barbes wire in the background

Belarus needs 'more than just economic aid'

Belarus needs 'more than just economic aid'

Vitali Alekseenok was part of the protests in his native Belarus in 2020 and has written a book on what he saw.
CultureApril 9, 2021
Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich holds a bunch of white flowers. She is wearing a purple coat and has a large smile.

Nobel laureate leaves Belarus for Germany

Nobel laureate leaves Belarus for Germany

Svetlana Alexievich was the only member of the opposition leadership neither in jail or in exile.
PoliticsSeptember 28, 2020
Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich, the 2015 Nobel literature laureate smiles as she opens her apartment door to greet supporters in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2020.

European diplomats visit home of Belarusian Nobel laureate

European diplomats visit home of Belarusian Nobel laureate

Alexievich called journalists to her home, after reporting that masked men were loitering outside and ringing the bell.
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2020
Swetlana Alexijewitsch G20 Politik

Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich makes her opera debut

Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich makes her opera debut

The Nobel Prize in Literature winner from Belarus spoke to DW about the state of democracy in Russia and at home.
CultureFebruary 5, 2020
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