Maksim Tank Jaŭhien Skurko | |
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| Native name | Яўген Скурко |
| Born | Jaŭhien Skurko Eugeniusz Skurko 17 September 1912 Piĺkaŭščyna, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 August 1995 (aged 82) Minsk, Belarus |
| Resting place | Noviki, Miadziel Raion |
| Pen name | Maksim Tank, Aŭhien Bura, A. Granit |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, editor, statesman |
| Language | Belarusian |
| Citizenship | Poland Soviet Union Belarus |
| Period | Late 1920s – 1990s |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Subject | Belarusian national liberation, social issues |
| Years active | more than 60 |
| Spouse | Luboŭ Asajevič[1] |
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Maksim Tank | |
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| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian SSR | |
| In office 1963–1971 | |
| Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR | |
| In office 1969–1989 | |
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| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of West Belarus |
| Awards | Lenin Prize Stalin Prize Hero of Socialist Labor |
Maksim Tank (Belarusian: Максі́м Танк, Russian: Макси́м Танк, real name Jaŭhien Skurko, Belarusian: Яўге́н Іва́навіч Скурко́; Russian: Евге́ний Ива́нович Скурко́; 17 September 1912 – 7 August 1995) was a Belarusian Soviet poet, journalist and translator.