About Valery Marakou
Valery Marakou, Belarusian poet and translator (died 1937) The works of Valery Marakou were re-discovered for the Belarusian reader and his tragic fate were investigated by his nephew, the writer Leanid Marakou. In March 1935 Marakou was arrested by agents of the Cheka for the first time. First verses of poetry by Marakou were published as Petals in 1925 (as stated by Leanid Marakou, though the cover (illustrated) states 1926), and attracted the attention of the famous Belarusian poet Yanka Kupala who supported the young poet.
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