Yanka Kupala

Yanka Kupala
Янка Купала
BornJuly 7 [O.S. June 25] 1882
Viazynka, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died28 June 1942(1942-06-28) (aged 59)
Moscow, Soviet Union
OccupationPoet and writer
NationalityBelarusian
Period1903–1942

Yanka Kupala (Belarusian: Янка Купала; July 7 [O.S. June 25] 1882 – 28 June 1942), was the pen name of Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich (Іван Дамінікавіч Луцэвіч, Russian: Иван Доминикович Луцевич), a Belarusian poet and writer.