WRITER

Uladzimir Karatkievich

1930 - 1984

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Uladzimir Karatkievich (Belarusian: Уладзімір Сямёнавіч Караткевіч; Russian: Владимир Семёнович Короткевич; 26 November 1930 – 25 July 1984) was a Belarusian Soviet writer, publicist, poet, translator, dramatist, and screenwriter, recognized as a classic of Belarusian literature. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century Belarusian literature and was the first Belarusian writer to explore the genre of historical mystery. Karatkievich's works are characterized by a romantic focus, a high level of artistic sophistication, patriotic fervor, and a humanistic tone. He significantly enriched Belarusian literature with thematic and genre diversity, imbuing it with intellectual and philosophical depth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uladzimir Karatkievich is the 2,846th most popular writer (down from 2,311th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 71st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belarusian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Uladzimir Karatkievich ranks 2,846 out of 7,302. Before him are Harold Robbins, Idries Shah, Charles Berlitz, Adrienne Rich, Ricarda Huch, and Kader Abdolah. After him are Roy Medvedev, Massimo Bontempelli, Benjamin Fondane, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Per Petterson, and Theodore Prodromos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Uladzimir Karatkievich ranks 229. Before him are Claude Bolling, Donn F. Eisele, Lawrence Eagleburger, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Frank McCourt, and Anne Francis. After him are Ahmad Jamal, José Ramón Machado Ventura, Juan Gelman, Stuart Lewis-Evans, David Huddleston, and Bora Kostić. Among people deceased in 1984, Uladzimir Karatkievich ranks 105. Before him are Jorge Guillén, Toni Turek, Paul Ben-Haim, Giuseppe Colombo, J. B. Priestley, and Manuel Fleitas Solich. After him are Alexis Korner, Baba Sali, Knut Nordahl, Lola Anglada, Louis Réard, and Sergei Salnikov.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Uladzimir Karatkievich ranks 85 out of 368. Before him are Czesław Niemen (1939), Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876), Lev Polugaevsky (1934), Napoleon Orda (1807), Ivan Yarkovsky (1844), and Ivonka Survilla (1936). After him are Issai Schur (1875), Ales Adamovich (1927), Benedykt Dybowski (1833), Nahum Goldmann (1895), Ivan Fyodorov (1510), and Maksim Bahdanovič (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Belarus

Among writers born in Belarus, Uladzimir Karatkievich ranks 11. Before him are Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841), S. Ansky (1863), Oscar Milosz (1877), Aleksander Chodźko (1804), Bella Rosenfeld (1889), and Vasil Bykaŭ (1924). After him are Ales Adamovich (1927), Nahum Goldmann (1895), Maksim Bahdanovič (1891), Zivia Lubetkin (1914), Itzhak Katzenelson (1886), and Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758).

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