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

Vasil Bykaŭ

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About Vasil Bykaŭ

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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