Svietlahorsk District

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Svietlahorsk Rajon, Svietlahorski Rajon (Belarusian: Светлагорскі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus.

Twin towns

Notable residents

  • Ihar Hermianchuk (1961, Strakavičy village – 2002), prominent Belarusian journalist and political activist[1]
  • Ściapan Niekraševič (1983, the estate of Daniłoŭka - 1937), Belarusian academic, political figure and a victim of Stalin’s purges[2]

Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 29°44′00″E / 52.6333°N 29.7333°E / 52.6333; 29.7333

References

  1. ^ Siarhej Astraǔcoǔ. Mr. Svaboda: The life and death of Igor Hermenchuk. (Library of Freedom. XXI century). - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (Сяргей Астраўцоў. Спадар Свабода: Жыцьцё і сьмерць Ігара Герменчука. (Бібліятэка Свабоды. ХХІ стагодзьдзе). – Радыё Свабодная Эўропа / Радыё Свабода)(in Belarusian) ISBN 978-0-929849-55-3
  2. ^ "Niekraševič Ściapan". www.slounik.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)