“People in the Swamp” ( Belorussian. Ludzi in the Balots ) - a novel by the Belarusian writer Ivan Melezh from the series “Polesskaya Chronicle” [1] , written in 1962. The work tells about the establishment of Soviet power in the ordinary Belarusian village of Kureni .
| People in the swamp | |
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| Lyudzі on the balots | |
 The first edition of the book in Russian, 1961 | |
| Genre | Prose |
| Author | Ivan Melezh |
| Original language | Belorussian |
| Date of writing | 1961 |
| Date of first publication | 1961 |
| Cycle | "The Paleos Chronicle" ( Russian. Polesskaya Chronicle ) |
Content
Story
The novel tells about the inhabitants of the remote village of Kureni, which is cut off from the rest of the world by impassable woodland swamps . The author described with almost ethnographic accuracy the life and life of the Belarusian population , Poleschuk , using the example of the inhabitants of this village. The novel talks about traditions, traditions, holidays, dances with songs and much more [2] .
The novel was conceived as a lyrical work, the author himself called it a "lyrical novel." The novel describes in detail the fate, life and love story of the main characters - Vasil Dyatlik and Ganna Chernushka. From the very beginning, they are in love with each other, but Ganna marries Evhim Glushak at the insistence of her stepmother.
Creation History
The novel is the most significant work of art by Ivan Melezh. The novel is translated into many languages, and the novel itself Melezh made a great and valuable contribution to the national Belarusian literature. The author began working on the cycle "Polesskaya Chronicle" in 1956, however, he thought about writing a book for a long time. In 1961, "People in the Swamp", which open the cycle of Polesie novels, went out of print [3] .
Rewards
In 1962, for this novel, Ivan Melezh became a laureate of the literary prize to them. Yakub Kolas .
In 1972, for the novels "People in the Swamp" and "Breath of a Thunderstorm," the author became a laureate of the Lenin Prize [3] .
Screen versions and theatrical performances
The first film adaptation of the novel was made by director Alexander Gutkovich and screenwriter Eduard Gerasimovich in 1965 on Belarusian television . The three-part television show "People in the Swamp" was based on the main storylines of the novel. The creative team received the State Prize of the BSSR [4] .
The next film adaptation attempt was made by director Vladimir Zabela in 1979. At the All-Union Festival of Television Spectra, this version of the film adaptation received one of the prizes [4] .
The most famous film adaptation of the novel was the work of Victor Turov "Polesskaya Chronicle." In total, under his leadership, two two-part films were shot - People in the Swamp (1981) and Breath of a Thunderstorm (1983), as well as the one-episode television movie Apeika, which were combined into an eight-episode television epic in 1985 "People in the Swamp." The picture was marked by many awards [4] .
The performance, staged by Boris Erin at the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater in the sixties, became a cult [5] . The role of Woodpecker in it was played by Gennady Garbuk . The performance was staged by the troupe for nineteen years and was stopped only because the age of the main characters did not coincide with the age of the actors [5] .
In 2012, Igor Onisenko staged the play "People in the Swamp", which also takes place on the stage of the Kupalovsky Theater [6] [7] .
Translations
Julius Vanags [8] translated into Latvian, Vladimir Chapega (together with G. Chapega and G. Beresk, 1974) into German, and Naum Kislik in Russian .
Notes
- ↑ Lyudzi at the balet . LiveLib.ru.
- ↑ Lyudzi on the ablots . Two-books.
- ↑ 1 2 livelib. Livelib unopened . Date of treatment October 30, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 How did “... Chronicle” become a series?
- ↑ 1 2 On the stage and live
- ↑ "People at the Baler" returned to the Kupalovsky Theater
- ↑ Lyudzi at the baler
- ↑ Vanag Julius Petrovich // Biographical reference book. - Mn. : “Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia” named after Petrus Brovka, 1982. - V. 5. - P. 100. - 737 p.