{"id":194818,"date":"2026-07-07T20:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:51:18","slug":"ex-chairman-of-pro-government-literary-union-carhiniec-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(sb.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 7, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A retired police lieutenant general, \u010carhiniec is the author of a series of Russian-language police procedurals. His bibliography also includes titles like <em>Tayna Ovalnogo Kabineta<\/em> (The Secret of the Oval Office), known for its graphic description of the affair between former US President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics describe his novels as stilted and clich\u00e9d, attributing his career achievements to his loyalty to Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime rather than actual literary talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the mid-2000s, \u010carhiniec engineered a split among writers by leading a loyalist faction away from the Union of Belarusian Writers to establish a rival, pro-government union. Authorities handed over to the organization confiscated property and granted it official monopoly status, while the independent union was outlawed after condemning election fraud and police violence in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, \u0141uka\u0161enka awarded \u010carhiniec the title of People&#8217;s Writer of Belarus. \u010carhiniec, who never once used the Belarusian language in his literary career, became the first author in the nation&#8217;s history to receive the honor while writing exclusively in Russian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u010carhiniec chaired the UWB between 2005 and 2022. Between 1997 and 2008, he was the chair of the standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Security in the Council of the Republic, the upper chamber of Belarus\u2019 bicameral parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 7, Pozirk. Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88. A retired police lieutenant general, \u010carhiniec is the author of a series of Russian-language police procedurals. His bibliography also includes titles like Tayna Ovalnogo Kabineta (The Secret of the Oval [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":194806,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-194818","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 7, Pozirk. Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88. A\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88 | Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"July 7, Pozirk. Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88. A\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-07T17:51:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1128\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"752\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Pozirk_online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/\"},\"headline\":\"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-07T17:12:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-07T17:51:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/\"},\"wordCount\":243,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/\",\"name\":\"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88 | Pozirk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-07T17:12:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-07T17:51:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"July 7, Pozirk. Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88. A\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg\",\"width\":1128,\"height\":752,\"caption\":\"03-11-2025 \u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0414\u0430\u0440\u044c\u0438 \u0422\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439. \u0433. \u041c\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a. \u0418\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0421\u041d\u0413. \u041a\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043b\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b \u0440\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u043e\u0432 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d \u0421\u041d\u0413 \u041c\u041c\u041a\u0424 \u00ab\u041bi\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u00bb. \u0427\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0446 \u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0439, \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0420\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u044c, \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0438\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Pozirk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88 | Pozirk","description":"July 7, Pozirk. Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88. A","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88 | Pozirk","og_description":"July 7, Pozirk. Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88. A","og_url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/","og_site_name":"Pozirk","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","article_modified_time":"2026-07-07T17:51:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1128,"height":752,"url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Pozirk_online","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/"},"headline":"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88","datePublished":"2026-07-07T17:12:40+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-07T17:51:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/"},"wordCount":243,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/","name":"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88 | Pozirk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-07T17:12:40+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-07T17:51:18+00:00","description":"July 7, Pozirk. Mika\u0142aj \u010carhiniec, a former long-time chairman of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Union of Writers of Belarus (UWB), has died at the age of 88. A","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cherginets_sb_by.jpg","width":1128,"height":752,"caption":"03-11-2025 \u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0414\u0430\u0440\u044c\u0438 \u0422\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439. \u0433. \u041c\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a. \u0418\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0421\u041d\u0413. \u041a\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043b\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b \u0440\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u043e\u0432 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d \u0421\u041d\u0413 \u041c\u041c\u041a\u0424 \u00ab\u041bi\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u00bb. \u0427\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0446 \u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0439, \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0420\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u044c, \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0438"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194818\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ex-chairman of pro-government literary union \u010carhiniec dies at 88"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","name":"Pozirk","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization","name":"Pozirk","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Pozirk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/194818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rubric","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rubric?post=194818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}