Vasil Bykaŭ Quotes

Belarusian writer (1924–2003)

Vasíl Uładzímiravič Býkaŭ (often spelled Vasil Bykov, Belarusian: Васі́ль Уладзі́міравіч Бы́каў, (June 19, 1924 – June 22, 2003) was a prolific author of novels and novellas about World War II and a significant figure in Belarusian literature and civic thought. His work earned him endorsements for the Nobel Prize nomination from, among others, Nobel Prize laureates Joseph Brodsky and Czesław Miłosz.

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Native Name: Васіль Быкаў

Alternative Names: Vasil Bykov • Vasil Bykav • Vasil’ Bykaw

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Suffering makes us human. A person without suffering is just grass.

Publishers have no tight to saturate the book market with works which have no demand, which do not get sold. It would be unnatural, both economically and also, probably, morally.

The nationalism of a great nation inevitably degenerates into chauvinism and imperialism. The nationalism of a small nation is aimed primarily at the survival of the nation among others.

“Ён Прыехаў, Сам Памёр, Усё Спакойна…” Апошнія Тыдні Васіля Быкава // svaboda.org (in Belarusian)

Bureaucracy and culture are incompatible. Bureaucracy needs power, and culture is not wanted by it.

Васіль Быкаў. Трэцяя ракета // rv-blr.com (in Belarusian)

Правілы жыцця Васіля Быкава // belsat.eu (in Belarusian)

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