Barys Rahulia ''Belarusian Students Abroad''

Barys Rahulia

1920-

Barys Rahulia was born in 1920. He was accepted into Belarusian Himnaziia in 1930. In 1937 he passed the exams for medical faculty of the Stefan Batoryi University (Vilnia). He was soon drafted into the armed forces. World War II, arrests and captivity followed. He could only continue studying for a degree in medicine in Belgium. In 1954 Rahulia, together with his family, emigrated to Canada. Today, Barys Rahulia is the president of the London Academy of Medicine (Canada), medical director of help to victims of Chernobyl, member of the Canadian Council of Multiculturalism. Barys Rahulia takes part in the development of Belorusian politics abroad. He is the vice president of Rady BNR since 1971.

In 1996 Barys Rahulia published his memoirs, ''Belarusian Students Abroad''. This book is about the lives of young Belarusians after World War II in Belgium.

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