Yakau Branshteyn

Yakau Branshteyn (Belarusian, Якаў Анатолевіч Бранштэйн, November 10, 1897 - October 29, 1937) was a Belarusian literary critic. He was born in Bielsk Podlaski in the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Poland). During the Great Purge, he was shot as part of the 1937 mass execution of Belarusians. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated.

References

  • Бародзіч Д. Спадчына Я. Бранштэйна // ЛіМ. 1958, 23 ліп.
  • Лынькоў М. Ён быў сярод нас… // ЛіМ. 1962, 25 снеж.
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  • Возвращенные имена. Мн.: Наука и техника, 1992
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