Julia Vissarionovna Chernyavskaya (Belarusian: Юлія Вісарыёнаўна Чарняўская) is a Belarusian scientist, writer, dramatist, culturologist. She was a professor at Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts; Chernyavskaya also hosted cultural programs on Tut.by. She is the founder of GRAPHO, the largest Belarusian literary club, and a laureate of the National Belarusian Theatrical Award. She was married to Tut.by founder Yuri Zisser, though has not been involved in the management of the company. In 2021 she was arrested during a massive state crackdown on independent media. Viasna Human Rights Centre considers her a political prisoner.
Julia Chernyavskaya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Юлія Вісарыёнаўна Чарняўская 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, scientist, writer, dramatist, culturologist |
| Spouse | Yuri Zisser |
Biography edit
Family and career edit
Julia Chernyavskaya was born in Minsk in 1962. Her parents divorced in 1968, the girl was raised by grandparents. Her grandfather Vasil Vitka was a famous writer, as later confessed by Chernyavskaya, he was the one who shaped her cultural taste and affection to books and reading.[1] She grew up in the literary house at Улица Карла Маркса (Минск) street, 36, in front of the famous Janka Kupala National Theatre. Her neighbors were mostly writers and poets, including Uladzimir Karatkievich, Viačasłaŭ Adamčyk, Janka Bryl, Nil Hilevich, and many more.[2]
In 19 years, she met her first husband. They got married very soon, but the marriage ended with a divorce four years later. The split was amicable, they maintained a good relationship. During the period of her divorce Chernyavskaya met Yuri Zisser, who then lived in Lviv. Zisser moved to Minsk to stay with Julia, soon they got married and welcomed a daughter, Eugenia.[3]
In 1984, she graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Belarusian State University, then in 1997 from the Faculty of Cultural Studies at Belarusian State University Republican Institute for Higher Education.[4]
Chernyavskaya writes prose and poetry. She released four novels, including A boy with a dog in 2012. Her play Аднакласнікі staged by Ekaterina Averkova at the Могилёвский областной драматический театр brought her the National Belarusian Theatrical Award in 2012.[5][6] She launched GRAPHO initiative that grew into the largest Belarusian literary club. In the 2010s, Chernyavkaya was a member of Madeleine Radziwiłł's scholarship committee headed by Svetlana Alexievich.[7]
In August 2020, she joined the Coordination Council for the Transfer of Power.[8]
Chernyavskaya taught at Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts. In 2002, she received a Candidate of Sciences degree. She wrote eight monographs and textbooks and more than 200 scientific articles. As a columnist, she contributed to ‘Ezhednevnik’, ‘Vsemirnaya literatura’, and ‘Et Cetera’ magazines.[9] After more than 30 years of work, Chernyavskaya was forced to resign in 2021, when state censorship began to gain momentum in universities.[4][8]
Arrest edit
Though Chernyavskaya never belonged to Tut.by management and didn’t even have its shares, she was arrested in her apartment on May 18, 2021, on the same day with more than 15 Tut.by employees including ex chief editor Marina Zolotova. Chernyavskaya suffered a stroke and was hospitalized under convoys, for more than 2 days her relatives and colleagues couldn’t contact her. Later Chernyavskaya was put under house arrest under charges of large scale tax evasion.[10][11] Viasna Human Rights Centre considered her a political prisoner.[12]
According to her daughter Eugenia, during the home arrest Chernyavskaya's health deteriorated drastically. She could barely walk and suffered from pains in her legs and spine.[13]
In April 2022, Chernyavskaya released a collection of her poetry under the title ‘World about you’ (‘Мир о тебе’).[14]
Chernyavskaya was released on January 11, 2023, though the charges against her weren’t dropped.[15][16]
Bibliography edit
Cultural science edit
- The psychology of national intolerance (‘Психология национальной нетерпимости’), Minsk, Harvest, 1998, ISBN 985-433-265-9
- Ethnic foundations of culture (‘Этнические основания культуры’), 2001
- Introduction to cultural and philosophical anthropology (‘Введение в культурно-философскую антропологию’), 2003
- Belorussian: a hatchet to a self-portrait (‘Белорус: штрихи к автопортрету’), 2006
- Belarusians: from Tuteishy to nation (Белорусы: от тутэйшых - к нации), Minsk, FUAinform, 2010, ISBN 978-985-6868-27-9
- Ethnic Cultural Studies: Concepts, Approaches, Hypotheses (‘Этническая культурология: концепты, подходы, гипотезы’), 2010
Fiction edit
- Boy with a dog (‘Мальчик с собакой’), novel, Minsk, Kovcheg, 2011, ISBN 978-985-6950-83-7
- Bukovki (‘Буковки’), play, 2012
References edit
- ^ Teltevskaya, J. (2012-12-26). "Юлия Чернявская: «У меня роман с жизнью»" [Julia Chernyavskaya: ‘I’m in love with life’] (in Russian). Argumenti i Fakti. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Юлия Чернявская: «Милиционер начал материться, оскорблять несчастных стариков по этническому признаку, тащить меня куда-то...»" [Yulia Chernyavskaya : "The policeman started swearing, insulting the poor old people along ethnic lines, dragging me somewhere..."] (in Russian). Салiдарнасць. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Прилетает не за острые статьи, а за то, что заденешь имя какого-то чиновника — большое интервью Юрия Зиссера" [’Usually the troubles come when you accidentally mention some heavyweight official’ — Yury Zisser big interview] (in Russian). Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ a b "Чернявская Юлия" [Julia Chernyavskaya] (in Russian). Drama center. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Одноклассники" (in Russian). Mogilev Drama Theatre. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Чернявская: "Одноклассники" — постановка про Skype, любовь и аутизм" (in Russian). Euroradio. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Алексиевич возглавила совет стипендии имени Магдалены Радзивилл" [Alexievich heads Madeleine Radziwiłł's scholarship committee] (in Russian). Charter 97. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ a b Mitzkevich, P. (2021-05-18). "Под конвоем в больнице: у вдовы основателя Tut.by Юлии Чернявской проблемы с сердцем" [Under convoys in hospital: Yury Zisser's widow Chernyavskaya has heart problems] (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Чернявская Ю.В. Книги онлайн" (in Russian). Koob. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Вдову основателя TUT.BY Юрия Зиссера Юлию Чернявскую освободили из-под домашнего ареста" (in Russian). Current time. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "TUT.BY: как появилось и как было разгромлено главное медиа в Беларуси" [TUT.BY: launch and crackdown of Belarus main media] (in Russian). Current Time. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Юлия Чернявская" (in Russian). Viasna. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Евгения Чернявская: «Умоляю тех, кто ведет дело, позволить маме прогулки»" [Evgeniya Chernyavskaya : "I beg those in charge of the case to allow walks to my mother"] (in Russian). Nasha Niva. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Культуролог Юлия Чернявская выпустила книгу стихов" [Culturologist Yulia Chernyavskaya publishes a book of poetry] (in Russian). Euroradio. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Юлию Чернявскую освободили из-под домашнего ареста" (in Russian). Euroradio. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Юлия Чернявская выпустила сборник стихов" [Chernyavskaya published a collection of poems] (in Russian). Reform.by. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2023-01-13.