ADAMOVICH Ales

Ales Adamovich, real name - Alexander (p. 1927), Belarusian writer, publicist.

Born September 3 in the village Konyukhi Minsk region in the family physician. In 1928 the family lived on Bobruyschine, where she found the World War II. From 14 years with the relatives took part in the activities of anti-Nazi underground, from 1943 until the beginning of 1944 fought as a partisan.

In 1944 went to the Altai, where his aunt lived, went to Leninogorsky Mining and Metallurgy College, lived in a student dormitory (mother and brother were in a partisan, his father - at the front).

After the war he returned to Belarus, he entered the University of Minsk, graduated from graduate school, Ph.D.. Working at the Institute of Literature. YA. Kupala, he defended his doctoral dissertation.

In 1962 - 66 he lived in Moscow, studied at the University for courses scenario, while reading the course literature in the Belarusian State University of. M. University. Then he returned to Minsk, continuing the work in the Institute of Literature. Corresponding Member. Belarus Academy of Sciences since 1980. He started a literary work novel "War under the roof" (1960). He wrote the novel belong to "the sons go to fight" (1965), "Khatyn story" (1968 - 72), "I'm from the village of fire" (1977, together with I. Brylev and B. Kolesnikov), "Avengers" (1980), "Book of the Siege (1977 - 81, together with the D. Granin).

Author of short stories, many journalistic essays, active public figure. Lives and works in Minsk.