Vasil Bykaŭ, Belarusian war novelist (born 1924)

Vasil Bykaŭ

Belarusian writer, human rights activist, and politician (1924–2003)

Vasil Uladzimiravič Bykaŭ was a Belarusian dissident and opposition politician, junior lieutenant, and author of novels and novellas about World War II. A significant figure in Soviet and Belarusian literature and civic thought, his work earned him endorsements for the Nobel…