Gennady Sahanovich has written a new book. This time not on ancient history
The new book by the well-known historian Gennady Sahanovich is dedicated to the figure of Mikola Prashkovich (1932-1983) — a Belarusian literary critic, critic, and translator, who also went down in history as one of the participants in the Belarusian cultural dissidence of the 1960s-1970s.
Gennady Sahanovich himself briefly presented his work:
"Finally, the book has been released, which I considered it my moral duty to write."
Mikola Prashkovich was born in 1932 in the village of Haradzishcha, Berezino district.
He came from a peasant family. He initially studied Russian philology at the Faculty of Philology of BSU, but later transferred to the Belarusian department, from which he graduated in 1957. After that, he worked for several years as a teacher in rural schools, where he taught languages and literature. He then continued his academic career — he studied postgraduate at the Yanka Kupala Institute of Literature, and later became a research fellow there.
In 1965, he defended his candidate's dissertation, dedicated to the works of Symeon of Polotsk.
His articles and speeches were often sharp and provoked wide discussions in society. A review published in 1965 in the magazine "Polymya" of Alexander Korshunov's book about Athanasius Filipovich led to serious disputes in academic circles and even became a reason for discussions in the Academy of Sciences on issues of Belarusian history and statehood. The notorious Lavrenty Abetsedarsky and his associates spoke out against Prashkovich.
Prashkovich had close contacts with Belarusian and Ukrainian patriotically-minded figures, supporting them, including financially, during difficult times. He also maintained ties with Larisa Hienijuš, repeatedly traveling to see her in Zielva, and she often mentioned him in her letters.
In the 1970s, Prashkovich came under pressure from Soviet special services. As a result, in 1974, he was dismissed from the Academy of Sciences on charges of nationalism. For some time, he was unemployed, after which he held various low-skilled positions.
Due to health problems, he stopped working in 1982. He tragically died in a fire in his native village.
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