In the Russian-speaking world a writer has always been more than a writer. Therefore, the Nobel Prize in Literature for Svetlana Alexievitch shifts cultural and political weights -. Especially in such a small country like Belarus
But even the giant neighbor Russia, ruled by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, exudes the award for the Russian-speaking 67-year-old author from from Minsk.
The young Belarusian cultural scene hoping for changes. “We expect that the interest in Belarus and the Belarusian culture is growing,” said the avant-garde artist Tania Arcimovic dpa. The potential is great, says the editor of the cultural portal Minsk Partizan. “But culture and society in Belarus are isolated for many years, located in the backyard of the global debate.”
The insulation have the Belarusians thanks to its long-term President Alexander Lukashenko as “Europe’s last dictator” designated a faithful vassals of Russia. Since 1994, the “Batka” ruled (Father), on Sunday (11:10.) He wants to be elected for a fifth term. Hours after the announcement of the Nobel Prize, he rang up a weird Congratulations to Alexijewitsch from: “Their work has not left not only Belarusians, but also readers in many countries around the world indifferent.”
For the first time the world does not think in Belarus only on Lukashenko and Chernobyl, located Arcimovic rejoiced. Alexijewitsch enters the scene with all the moral authority, which gives the Nobel Prize. As a president loses importance. That Alexijewitsch can be further hushed up in their home, as they complained on Thursday is unlikely. “We believe that the heroes of today’s Belarusian culture, the future of our country,” says the author and artist Artur Klinau. These heroes can achieve more than any politician.
Alexijewitsch clarified on Thursday, whom she feels he belongs. “I can say that I feel as a man of the Belarusian world only.” Just count them up to Russian culture, their humanistic tradition. They declared his solidarity with Ukraine, criticizing Russia’s actions. Because the “Russki Mir”, the “Russian world” as a battle cry of the Kremlin, as claim to power over all things Russian, she refused: “The world of Beria, Stalin, Putin or Shoigu I do not like. This is not my world “
In Moscow, the award was understood as well -. As a points victory of Russian culture on Russian military boots. “The award goes to the real Russia, which loves the world, before she bows,” said the author Dmitry Bykov.
The Soviet state has never hesitated to treat bad for literature. Boris Pasternak (1958) and Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1970) could not go to the ceremony, Joseph Brodsky (1987) was awarded the prize in exile. When price for Alexijewitsch congratulated from the Russian leadership culture minister Vladimir Medinski. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a condescending Duzton only Swetlana have unfortunately no idea of the Ukraine.
Still, it would be difficult to ignore a Nobel laureate who lives in Belarus and occurs in Russia. Alexijewitsch has never been out of their aversion to Russian nationalism and militarism a secret. The Nobel Prize confers on the word even more weight.
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