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Olga IpatovaBelarusian writer, translator, public figure
Date of Birth: 01.01.1945
Country:  Belarus |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Career
- Editor at the regional television studio (1968-1970)
- Literary consultant of the newspaper "Krasnaya Smena" (1975-1978)
- Chief editor of the newspaper "Kultura" (1991-1995)
- Literary Career
- Poetry
- Awards and Honors
Early Life and Education
Olga Ipatava, a Belarusian writer, translator, and public figure, was born in the town of Mir, Minsk Oblast, into a family of civil servants. Her father was the head of the district finance department, and her mother was a paramedic. After her mother's death, she was raised in an orphanage from 1956 to 1961.
After graduating from Grodno Secondary School No. 7 in 1961, Ipatava enrolled in the Faculty of Philology at Belarusian State University. In 1963, she transferred to the correspondence course (graduating in 1967).
Career
Ipatava has held various positions throughout her career, including:Teacher in the village of Ruba, Vitebsk Oblast
Commodity expert at the Vitebsk Regional Book Trade (1964)
Instructor and sector head at the Grodno City Committee of the Komsomol (1965-1968)
Editor at the regional television studio (1968-1970)
Literary staff member of the newspaper "Literaturnaya i Mastatstva" (1970-1973)
Literary consultant of the newspaper "Krasnaya Smena" (1975-1978)
Postgraduate student at the Literary Institute in Moscow (1975-1978)Literary consultant at "Krasnaya Smena" (1978-1979)
Chief editor of literary and dramatic programs on Belarusian television (1985-1989)
Head of department and later Deputy Chief Editor of the magazine "Spadchyna" (1989-1995)
Chief editor of the newspaper "Kultura" (1991-1995)
Deputy Chairman (1998-2001) and Chairman (2001-2002) of the Union of Belarusian Writers
Literary Career
Ipatava has been publishing her work since 1959. She has authored numerous collections of poetry, short stories, and novels, including:
Poetry
"Morning" (1969)"July Thunderstorms" (1973)
"Shoots" (1976)
"Wing" (1976)
Short Stories
"Wind over the Steep" (1977)
"Twenty Minutes with Nemesis" (1981)
"Rapid" (1984)
"Across the Caspian Sea" (1989)
"The Black Princess" (1989)
Novels
"Between Moscow and Warsaw" (1996)
"Olgerd's Spear" trilogy (2002)
Ipatava's work has been translated into Russian, English, German, Uzbek, Polish, Slovak, Czech, and Hindi.
Awards and Honors
Ipatava has received numerous awards and honors, including:Order of the Badge of Honor
Francis Skaryna Medal
Boris Kit Prize (2003)
"Golden Apostrophe" (2006)
Honorary Academician of the International Academy of Sciences "Eurasia"
