8 famous Belarusians who turned the tide of history

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1) Mark Сhagall

One of the most prominent representatives of the avant-garde art, Marc Chagall was born in the Belarusian city of Vitebsk. Here, the talented Vitebsk artist Yudel Pan taught him painting and arts. At the age of 23, Chagall decided to proceed with his studies in Paris and soon became one of the greatest representatives of the Paris School.
The most famous painting of Chagall "Above the City" depicts his beloved home town - Vitebsk. Residents of the city are also proud of their descendant – here you can visit the Art center of Marc Chagall and his house-museum.


2) Tadeusz Kościuszko

Military and political activist, fighter for the independence, the national hero of the United States and France, whose name was also attributed to the highest mountain in Australia!
Tadeusz Kościuszko memorial museum-manor is located not far from the center of Kossovo, near the majestic Puslowsky Palace. The House of Kościuszko carries a special atmosphere and looks the same as 250 years ago.



3) Adam Mickiewicz

 Adam Mickiewicz is a famous Polish-Belarusian poet, who was born in 1798 in the town of Novogrudok. He devoted many of his poetic masterpieces to the place he called the “Litwa” (Lithuania), which was the historical territory of nowadays Belarus.
Today you can visit the Adam Mickiewicz house-museum in Novogrudok, listen to his life story and enjoy the atmosphere of cozy garden with all the old amenities around.




4) Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova was the world first woman astronaut. Till present, she remains the only woman in the world who has done the solitary space flight, after which she was called the "Miss Universe". Her Belarusian parents moved to Russia when she was very small. But almost all her childhood she spoke Belarusian language and in her numerous interviews she always shared warm memories, connected with Belarus.



5) Isaac Azimov

One of the greatest science fiction writers in the world, Isaac Azimov was born in the village of Petrovichi in the Mogilev region. His parents, who worked at Belarusian mills, three years after the birth of Isaac moved to the US.
Here, he decided the occupation of biochemist. Later Azimov became the author of more than 500 fiction books popularizing science and won a number of top scientific and literal awards.


6)  Larry King

Super-popular American TV show maker Larry King also comes from Belarus. His mother Jenny was from Minsk, and father Eddie Zeiger was born in Pinsk. They left for America, where the future TV star was born. Today, Larry King is worldly renowned King of news journalism and talk shows.



7) Lazar Mayer

The most memorable logo of this film company - the growling head of the lion - belongs to "Metro Goldwyn Meyer" corporation founded by Lazar Meir, who was born in Minsk. After immigration, he turned his name into Louis Bart Meyer and bought an old movie theater in a small town. For many years he had been working on the project, which was later called the Hollywood. In addition, it was Mayer who founded the American Film Academy and invented prestigious Oscar Award.



8) Svetlana Aleksievich

Belarusian writer and journalist, the author of "The Unwomanly Face of War", "The last witnesses", "Charmed by death", "Second hand time" and many others. In 2015 Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature "for her many-voiced creativity - a monument to suffering and courage in our time."

 
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