Yanka kupala biography of alberta canada

Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich (Belarusian: Іван Дамінікавіч Луцэвіч; July 7 [O.S.

Kupala was born on July 7, , in Viazynka , a folwark settlement near Maladzyechna. His family had been well-known since the early 17th century, coming from the szlachta , although grown poor so both of his parents had to work as tenant farmers at the folwark. Young Ivan had to help his father support the family. When his father died in he became the only provider.

He worked a variety of short-term jobs, including as a tutor, a shop assistant, and a record keeper. Later he was hired as a labourer at the local distillery.

Yanka Kupala's poetry was deeply rooted in the best artistic and democratic traditions of the Belarusian people.

Despite the hard work he managed to find time for self-education. He took part in the Russian Revolution. Between and Ivan lived in Vilnius and worked at the Nasha Niva newspaper. His studies were interrupted by the First World War. Ivan was called up for military duty in and served in the road-building unit of Warsaw District Railway in Minsk, Polotsk and Smolensk.

I frowned and kept silent, unhappy with the playful nature of the conversation. The aspiring actress accepted the offer and kept communicating with the author. The marriage of Yanka Kupala and Vladislava Lutsevich lasted for over 25 years. When the poet died in , his always energetic wife took it very heavily. She decided to devote her life to preserving the memory of her late husband.

Kupala's first serious literary attempt was Ziarno , a Polish-language sentimental poem which he completed around — under the pseudonym "K-a.