The Journal of Byelorussian Studies
Vol. V, No. 2

KUPALA AND KOLAS MANUSCRIPTS AND MARGINALIA IN THE FRANCIS SKARYNA LIBRARY 
by A.B. McMillin 

Amongst the rich collection of manuscripts and documents held by the Francis Skaryna Library are a number of important MSS and other materials relating to Byelorussia's two greatest writers, Janka Kupala and Jakub Kolas...

...they not only represent great historical interest and value, but also throw new light on the textual history of some works, give an insight into the poet's creative process, and, in the case of Kupala's Chaŭruśnikam, add a hitherto unknown work to the poet's canon...

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