Maksim Haretski (18 February 1893 – 10 February 1938) was a Belarusian prose writer, journalist, folklorist, lexicographer, and educator. He is recognized as the first Belarusian existentialist author. Haretski was actively involved in the Belarusian national renewal movement and published under various pen names, including Maksim Biełarus and Kuźma Batura. Haretski’s literary works explored themes of human existence and national identity.
Haretski served in the Russian Army during World War I, and was imprisoned multiple times by both Polish and Soviet authorities – themes that often appear in his works. Maksim Haretski was executed by Soviet NKVD in 1938.
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