Anatol’ Viartsinski
, b. 1931
Anatol’ Viartsinski (Анатоль Вярцінскі) is a Belarusian poet, playwright, publicist, critic and translator. He was born in the village of Dziameshkava in Vitsebsk region. He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism, Belarusian State University (1956). In 1956-1962 he was an editorial board member in a number of district newspapers (in David-Haradok, Kamianets, Klimavichy, Rahachoŭ). In 1962 he moved to Minsk and collaborated with the local Literature and Art newspaper, was an editor of Belarus publishing house, and in 1986–1990 worked as an editor-in-chief at the already mentioned Literature and Art. Anatol’ Viartsinski used to be a Member of the Writers' Union of the USSR (1964–1991) and is a member of the Belarusian PEN Center (since 1989). In 1990–1995 he was a deputy to the Supreme Council of Belarus, and acted as deputy chairman of the permanent Commission on publicity, mass media and human rights. Anatol’ Viartsinski is famous for his poetry collections and journalistic works, he translated foreign plays for theater companies and wrote plays for children, e.g. Thank you, thank you very much! (1978), Say your name, soldier (1977), Hephaestus – the friend of Prometheus (1983, staged in 1984 ). Anatol’ Viartsinski was awarded the State Prize of the BSSR.
Bio prepared by Maria Pushkina, National Academic Janka Kupała Theatre, maryiapushkina@gmail.com
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