'New Land' is a poem by Yakub Kolas, one of the fundamental texts of Belarusian literature. An epic work about life in a Belarusian village, the dream of their own land, and people who maintain dignity despite difficult circumstances.
Book in Belarusian
Yakub Kolas (real name and surname Konstantin Mikhailovich Mitskevich) was a Belarusian writer, playwright, poet, translator, and public figure. He was one of the classics and founders of modern Belarusian literature. People’s Poet of the Byelorussian SSR (1926). Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Byelorussian SSR (1928). Member of the Union of Writers of the USSR (1934). Honored Scientist of the Byelorussian SSR (1944). Member of the VKP(b) from 1945.
He was born on 22 October (3 November) 1882 in the village of Akinchitsy (now part of the town of Stowbtsy, Stowbtsy District, Minsk…
