The main events dedicated to V. Korotkevich's anniversary will be held in Orsha on the writer's birthday

November 25, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The main events dedicated to the anniversary of Vladimir Korotkevich will be held in Orsha on November 26, on the writer's birthday, the director of the Museum Complex of History and Culture of the Orsha District, Irina Voronova, told a BELTA correspondent. The day will begin with a memorial service for the famous countryman at the Church of St. Leonid. Then, traditionally, fans of his work, Belarusian poets and writers from all regions of the country will gather in the city's children's park near the monument to Vladimir Korotkevich for literary readings. Excerpts from the writer's most famous works and poems will be recited at the celebration. An important event of the day will be the ceremony of special cancellation of a postal envelope and stamp with a first-day postmark with the participation of the Minister of Culture Pavel Latushko. The right to make the first imprint will be given to Vladimir Korotkevich's niece, Elena Sinkevich. A two-day international conference "Vladimir Korotkevich - a Global View" will open at the city museum named after the writer, with the participation of more than 40 researchers of Korotkevich's life and work, including Adam Maldzis and Anatoly Vorobey. Guests from Poland and Ukraine are also expected. The presentation of a gift edition of the novella "The Wild Hunt of King Stakh" in Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, and English, published with the support of the Belarusian Culture Fund and the Ministry of Culture, will also be of interest to fans. Subsequent days will also be marked by a number of events. Evening concerts will be held, the award ceremony for the laureates of the regional prize named after Vladimir Korotkevich will take place, and a presentation of the reissued book of fairy tales "Lebedziny skit" with illustrations by the Orsha artist Nikolai Kupava will be held. As part of the Vladimir Korotkevich Memorial Week from November 22 to 28, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the writer's birth, the Orsha radio broadcasts "Five Minutes with Vladimir Korotkevich" daily. Award ceremonies for the winners of city poetry and art contests, quizzes dedicated to the work of the famous countryman, book presentations and exhibitions have already been held. On November 25, an updated exhibition of the museum of secondary school No. 3 opened in Orsha, which was the first in Belarus to begin work on perpetuating the memory of Vladimir Korotkevich, and a performance of "Ladzya rospachy" by the troupe of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Drama Theater was shown. The staging of this performance was resumed by the Kupala Theater troupe 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 Yakub Kolas State Prize of the BSSR. He is a laureate of the Belarusian Union of Writers named after Ivan Melezh for the novel "Nelga 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 mastery of writing and depth, "Kalasy pad syarpom tvaim", "Dzyadze palyavanne karalya Stakha", "Khrystos pryzyamlisya v Hrodni", "Sivaya legend" became programmatic for study in schools. Many of Vladimir Korotkevich's works have found a second life in cinema.-0-