<P> The last major revival of Belarusian literature occurred in the 1960s with novels published by Vasil Bykaŭ and Uladzimir Karatkievich . An influential author who devoted his work to awakening the awareness of the catastrophes the country has suffered, was Ales Adamovich . He was named by Svetlana Alexievich, the Belarusian winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015, as "her main teacher, who helped her to find a path of her own". </P> <P> Music in Belarus largely comprises a rich tradition of folk and religious music . The country's folk music traditions can be traced back to the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . In the 19th century, Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko composed operas and chamber music pieces while living in Minsk . During his stay, he worked with Belarusian poet Vintsent Dunin - Martsinkyevich and created the opera Sialanka (Peasant Woman). At the end of the 19th century, major Belarusian cities formed their own opera and ballet companies . The ballet Nightingale by M. Kroshner was composed during the Soviet era and became the first Belarusian ballet showcased at the National Academic Vialiki Ballet Theatre in Minsk . </P> <P> After the Second World War, music focused on the hardships of the Belarusian people or on those who took up arms in defense of the homeland . During this period, Anatoly Bogatyrev, creator of the opera In Polesye Virgin Forest, served as the "tutor" of Belarusian composers . The National Academic Theatre of Ballet in Minsk was awarded the Benois de la Dance Prize in 1996 as the top ballet company in the world . Rock music has become increasingly popular in recent years, though the Belarusian government has attempted to limit the amount of foreign music aired on the radio in favor of traditional Belarusian music . Since 2004, Belarus has been sending artists to the Eurovision Song Contest . </P> <P> Marc Chagall was born in Liozna (near Vitebsk) in 1887 . He spent the World War I years in Soviet Belarus, becoming one of the country's most distinguished artists and a member of the modernist avant - garde and was a founder of the Vitebsk Arts College . </P>

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