Ears under your sickle

Uladzimir Karatkevich is the pride and conscience of Belarusian literature. In 2016, his work “Ears under your sickle” was recognized by readers as the most important book that influenced the development of Belarusians as a nation. The novel describes the formation of the Belarusian nation based on the example of the Zagorsky noble family. Events take place in Mogilev region, Grodno region, Vilnius, Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw – in the peasant environment and in noble palaces, at student gatherings and in educational institutions, in salons and living rooms of the highest dignitaries and on the streets of crowded cities. The book features both literary characters born of artistic fantasy and real historical figures – K. Kalinovsky, Z. Serakovski, V. Dunin-Martsinkevich, S. Manyushka, T. Shavchenko, U. Sy