The V. Korotkevich Memorial Week kicks off on November 22 in Orsha

November 8, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. A week of remembrance of Vladimir Korotkevich will be held from November 22 to 28 in Orsha, the Museum Complex of History and Culture of Orsha region informed a BELTA correspondent. The event is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the writer's birth and is intended to pay tribute to his talent. The week will open with a series of radio programs "Five Minutes with Vladimir Korotkevich," which will be broadcast daily, and a literary event "I live and breathe, my native land, with you." During these days, numerous award ceremonies for the winners of city poetry and art contests and quizzes dedicated to the work of the famous countryman will be held, as well as book and exhibition presentations. On November 25-26, writers from Vitebsk and Orsha will be united by the regional Days of Literature. Significant events during this period in Orsha will include the opening of the updated exposition of the museum of secondary school No. 3, which was the first in Belarus to begin work on immortalizing the memory of V. Korotkevich, as well as the performance of the play "Laddzia Rospachy" by the troupe of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Drama Theater. The staging of this play was resumed by the Kupala Theater on November 5 specifically for the writer's anniversary. Vladimir Korotkevich was the first Belarusian writer to turn to the genre of historical detective. For the novel "Chorny zamak Alshanski," he was awarded the State Prize of the BSSR named after Yanka Kupala. He is a laureate of the Belarusian Writers' Union Prize named after Ivan Melezh for the novel "Nelha Zabyts," and was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples. The author's works are characterized by vivid imagery and an exciting, dynamic plot. For their writing mastery and depth, "Kalasy pad syarpom tvaim," "Dzikae palyavanne karalya Stakha," "Chrystos pryzyamliysya u Garodnі," and "Sivaya lehenda" became required reading in schools. Many of Vladimir Korotkevich's works have found a second life in cinema. -0-