Alhierd Bacharevič: Biography, Facts and Career

Alhierd Bacharevič (Belarusian: Альгерд Бахарэвіч, born 31 January 1975 in Minsk) is a Belarusian writer and translator. Born Oleg Ivanovich Bacharevič, he adopted his nom-de-plume (which refers to Algirdas, the medieval ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) in his first literary publications in 1993. In 1997 he graduated from the Philological Faculty of the Belarusian Pedagogical University in Minsk. Afterward, Bacharevič worked as a teacher of Belarusian and then as a journalist. His first texts were published in 1993. In the 1990s, he was one of the founders of the Belarusian literary and artistic avantgarde group Bum-Bam-Lit. In 1998, this group published the now cult anthology of their poetry, namely, Tazik biełaruski ('The Belarusian Basin'). At that time Bacharevič married Ksienija Brečka (Ксенія Брэчка). They have one daughter, Uljana (Ульяна). Between 2007 and 2013, Bacharevič lived in Hamburg, Germany. In 2013, he returned to Minsk and married the Belarusian translator and poet, Julia Cimafiejeva (Юля Цімафеева Yulya Tsimafeyeva). They lived in the Belarusian capital and cooperated in the field of Belarusian literature and culture, until the 2020 Belarusian protests. Subsequently, in order to avoid persecution, the couple of authors chose emigration and left for Austria. Now he lives in Berlin.

Quick facts about Alhierd Bacharevič

• Full name: Alhierd Bacharevič
• Born: 1975-01-31
• Nationality: Belarus
• Known as: Musician
• Wikidata ID: Q1356523

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