Slavamir Adamovič (also Adamovich; Славамір Генрыхавіч Адамовіч) (born: March 8, 1962; Poet, Publicist)

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News Article: Belarus Poet Seeks Asylum in Norway

"Belarusian poet Slavamir Adamovič has applied for political asylum in Norway, explaining the move by the 'inability to live and work in the country, which does not respect freedom and democracy.' Mr. Adamovič is currently in a refugee camp in northern Norway, awaiting the decision of the Norwegian authorities."

"Slavamir Adamovič received fame after he wrote the poem 'Kill the President!', for which he was arrested by the Belarus secret police, the KGB, in 1996. He spent 10 months in a KGB jail. During an opposition rally in 1998 [sic September 2, 1997, ed.], Adamovič publicly sewed his mouth up in protest against the government crack down on the freedom of speech in Belarus."

Source: Radio Racyja, 8 January 2003

Other Links and Information

Works by Slavamir Adamovič

• The largest collection of his poems online, including his most controversial, are at the Belaruskaja Palichka Web site in Belarusian and Russian: Каханьне пад акупацыяй.



• Although none of his own poems are there as yet, translations of other poets' work into Belarusian by Slavamir Adamovič are at the following link: http://www.mylib.com/names/adamovic-s.shtml



• Belarusian versions of his poem, Sustrecha z aficeram Smarhonskaha pahranatradu (A Meeting with an Officer of the Smarhon Frontier Detachment; 9 May 1996), in Cyrillic and Lacinka (both in Unicode (UTF-8) font encoding) at Herman Ranes' Web site: http://www.hist.no/~herman/be/sustr.html



• Poems from the cycle, «Русские стишата» (1996):
  
  A Russian language version of his poem, Убей президента (Kill the President (Nov. 30, 1995); in Windows 1251 Cyrillic encoding) is at the following Web site: http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/incognito/ubiej_pr.htm

A Russian language version of his poem, Письмо судебному исполнителю накануне 7 ноября (in Windows 1251 Cyrillic encoding) is at the following Web site: http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/incognito/pismo.htm


• Several of his poems, including the previous two, are also at the United Civic Party's (Belarus) Web site in Belarusian or Russian: http://www.ucpb.org/rus/library/folklore/index.shtml:
  
  Разьвітальная Для Сашкі (26.03.1995)
  Убей президента (Nov. 30, 1995)
  Письмо судебному исполнителю накануне 7 ноября (1996)
  Рукі Назад!... (21.04.1996)



• A third copy of the Russian language version of his poem, Убей президента (Kill the President (Nov. 30, 1995), but including his comments about it this time; in Windows 1251 Cyrillic encoding) is at the following Web site: http://vit.org.by/vybar/30/adam.htm



• Аўтапартрэты: Чарнавікі (часопісны варыянт)   Article in Belarusian by Slavamir Adamovič at the Arche magazine Web site (April, 1999): (in Belarus) http://arche.home.by/4-1999/slava499.html   and mirror: http://archeweb.hypermart.net/4-1999/slava499.html

Online Info about Slavamir Adamovič

• From RFE/RL's : Human Rights Report The nationalist poet Slavamir Adamovič was detained in April 1996 for publishing a poem titled "To Kill a President," and was originally charged with inciting a terrorist act. In June the court convicted him of insulting a state official, although nowhere in the poem does Adamovič name any specific president. In addition, the court also convicted him for attempting to cross a state border (he attempted to flee the country when released pending trial). The court ruled that the time Adamovič served in pretrial detention constituted fulfillment of his sentence.



• At Helsinki Human Rights Committee Web site for 1997:
  
  January 1-10 [1997]: Belarusan poet Slavamir Adamovič was heavily beaten and put into a punishment cell for protesting against the mockery at those being temporarily detained. Slavamir Adamovič has already been imprisoned for 235 days for his letter "Kill the President."
  
  January 14 [1997]: Vitebsk regional Court Board declined the request forwarded by lawyer Gary Pogonyajlo who suggested releasing Slavamir Adamovič until the investigation is completed. Slavamir Adamovič had a serious health problem after his hunger strike. "Until now, Belarusian history has no evidence of criminal prosecution for works of Art and Literature (with the exception of the Stalin repression). To prosecute a poet for his poems is anti-democratic, anti-human, and anti-national," said Gary Pahaniajla.   at Helsinki Human Rights Committee Web site: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/1447/RIGHTS3.HTM
  
  June 13 [1997]: The Chamber of Vitsiebsk Region court passed sentence upon Slavamir Adamovič. The court found the author of the poem "To kill the President" guilty with violation of Article 188 (insult of an official) and convicted him to 10 months of imprisonment that the poet had already spent in trial center.   at Helsinki Human Rights Committee Web site: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/1447/RIGHTS8.HTM



• September 2, 1997: At a public demonstration in Bandalor Square (Miensk), more than one thousand people attended to express their protest against the arrest of journalist Pavel Sheremet. Slavamir Adamovič recited his poems, and as a symbolic act, he pierced his lips with a needle, sewing his lips shut. Journalist Valery Schukin, among others, wore prisoners clothes, also symbolically.



• March 20, 1998: Statement of the Belarusian Association of Prisoners of Conscience signed by a group that included Slavamir Adamovič.   (At Belarusian.com Web site)



• March 25, 2000: 35 Journalists Detained during Miensk Rally   At rally honoring March 25, 1918 Independence Day for Belarus, including Slavamir Adamovič, who attended as a reporter for the newspaper, Nasha Niva. Foreign journalists from Russia, Poland, France, and the United States were also detained, and some were beaten. Police beat up correspondents from the Russian television channels ORT and RTR, for example, and deliberately damaged their equipment.   (At CPJ Web site)

Адамовіч Славамір

Адамовіч, Славамір Генрыхавіч; (н. 8.3.1962, ст. Унежма Анежскага р-на Архзнгельсхай вобл ), паэт, празаік, публіцыст. Сябра Таварыства вольных літаратараў Беларусі (з 1993).

3 даўняга беларускага роду Адамовічаў-Нарбутавых. Скончыў 8 класаў Будслаўскай СШ (1977), Свірскае СПТВ № 17 (1979). Да вайсковай службы (1980—82) працаваў у Казахстане, у саўгасе «Будслаўскі» Мінскай вобл. Пасля дэмабілізацыі рабочы Маладзечанскай дыстанцыі Беларускай чыгункі, станкабудаўнічага завода імя Кірава ў Мінску. У 1988 паступіў на беларускае аддзяленне філфака БДУ, у 1990 быў выключаны за канфлікт з выкладчыкам рускай літаратуры, пазней адноўлены і ў 1992 скончыў БДУ. 3 1991 да 1995 працаваў карэспандэнтам «Настаўніцкай газеты». З'яўляецца стваральнікам (1994) і кіраўніком Беларускай нацыяналістычнай арганізацыі «Правы рэванш».

Вершы, рэцэнзіі, літаратурна-крытычныя агляды, публіцыстычныя матэрыялы С. Адамовіча друкаваліся ў часопісах «Крыніца», «Бярозка», «Беларусь», «Першацвет», «Маладосць», альманаху «Ксэракс беларускі», газетах «ЛіМ», «Культура», «Наша слова», «Настаўніцкая газета» і інш. Першы яго зборнік вершаў «Кальварыйскія клёны» выйшаў у 1990. У выдавецтве «Полацкае ляда» выдаў зборнік вершаў «Зямля Ханаан» (1993) і «Зваротныя правакацыі» (1994). У 1991 напісаў дакументальны тэкст «3 жыцця грамадзяніна імперыі», у якім паказана дзейнасць органаў савецкай дзяржбяспекі ў часы т. зв. перабудовы. Паэзія С. Адамовіча вызначаецца публіцыстычнасцю, сарказмам, ускладнёнасцю формы.

Жыве ў Мінску.

Ю.I. Гумянюк.Б.

Бібліяграфія

Кальварыйскія клёны: Вершы. Мн., 1990 (Бібліятэка часопіса «Маладосць»)
Зямля Ханаан: Вершы. Полацак, 1993
Зваротныя правакацыі: Вершы. Полацак, 1994
Цикл «Русские стишата»: 1995
Каханьне пад акупацыяй: 1996     (electronic copy on the Belaruskaja Palichka Web site, together with some of his other, uncollected poems).
Сьпіраль Бруна: 1998
Плавільшчыкі Расы: Выбраныя Вершы. Вільня, 1999   (note: photo on this Web page from this book jacket)

Ю.I. Гумянюк.Б. і П.П.К.

Source:Беларускія пісменнікі: Біябібліяграфічні слоўнік у 6 тамах; Мінск, «Беларуская Энцыклапедыя» імя Петруся Броўкі. (т.6 - 1995), (536).