Сьвятлана Алексіевіч на Свабодзе

Summary

In 2015, the Swedish Academy honored Sviatlana Alexievich with the Nobel Prize in Literature, distinguishing the Belarusian author “for her polyphonic writing, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.”

In current day Belarus, Alexievich’s books remain unpublished by state presses, and are absent from recommended reading lists of schools and universities. An outspoken critic of the Lukashenka government, Alexievich is persona non grata on Belarusian state radio and tv.

Since the early 1990s, Sviatlana Alexievich has been a frequent guest of RFE/RL. She has been the subject of interviews and reports, and has participated in numerous discussions and on-line conferences.

Compiled on these pages are transcripts of those appearances, critiques of her works by various reviewers, and reports on her meetings with RFE/RL audiences.