{"id":145690,"date":"2025-07-07T21:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T18:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/145690\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"memorial-for-belarusian-poet-larysa-hienijus-canceled-amid-pro-russian-backlash","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/145690\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial for Belarusian poet \u0141arysa Hieniju\u0161 canceled amid pro-Russian backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 7, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A memorial evening for the Belarusian poet \u0141arysa Hieniju\u0161, which was scheduled for Tuesday at the Parason creative space in Minsk, has been canceled after protests by pro-Russian propagandists and activists on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em>Euroradio<\/em>, prominent literary scholar Micha\u015b Skob\u0142a was expected to speak about Hieniju\u0161\u2019s life and creative path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe evening attracted the close attention of propagandists. In particular, Ryhor Azaronak, Ludmi\u0142a H\u0142adkaja, Vadzim Hihin, Volha Bondarava and others attacked it in their Telegram channels. After some time, Azaronak noted with satisfaction that the announcement of the evening had disappeared,\u201d the radio station said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poems by \u0141arysa Hieniju\u0161 (1910\u20131983) became widely known during a brief period of national revival in Belarus in the 1990s. However, in August 2023 authorities labeled her \u201cSelected Works\u201d as \u201cextremist content.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1935 until her arrest by the Soviet secret services in 1948, Hieniju\u0161 served in the exiled government of the Belarusian National Republic. She did time in Soviet labor camps on charges of helping the \u201cinternational bourgeoisie\u201d and membership in \u201canti-Soviet organizations,\u201d and was released in 1956. In modern-day Belarus, officials have rejected public appeals for her exoneration. She is buried in Zelva, Hrodna region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medal_nepokorennyh_opk_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medal_nepokorennyh_opk_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medal_nepokorennyh_opk_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medal_nepokorennyh_opk_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medal_nepokorennyh_opk_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medal_nepokorennyh_opk_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Medals of the Unconquered awarded at Vilnius conference<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 4, Pozirk. Thirteen people have been awarded Medals of the Unconquered (\u0141arysa Hieniju\u0161 Medals) for their outstanding service to the Belarusian people in its struggle for human rights and democracy. The award ceremony took place at the New Belarus &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/99046\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 7, Pozirk. A memorial evening for the Belarusian poet \u0141arysa Hieniju\u0161, which was scheduled for Tuesday at the Parason creative space in Minsk, has been canceled after protests by pro-Russian propagandists and activists on social media. According to Euroradio, prominent literary scholar Micha\u015b Skob\u0142a was expected to speak about Hieniju\u0161\u2019s life and creative path. 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