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Sergey Pritytsky

1913 – 1971

Belarusian politician

Politician Terrorist
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About Sergey Pritytsky

Lived 1913 – 1971 (aged 58). Sergey Pritytsky was a Russian, Polish and Belarusian politician and terrorist.

Sergey Osipovich Pritytsky (1 February 1913 – 13 June 1971)

Childhood Pritytsky was born on 1 February 1913, in Harkawicze in the Polish-Belarusian borderlands, then part of the Russian Empire, as the third son of a school watchman.

Activism and imprisonment in West Belarus In 1931 Pritytsky became Secretary of the youth branch (Komsomol) of the illegal Communist Party of West Belarus in Krynki in the Second Polish Republic. In 1932 he became member of the party and was elected secretary of the local party branch in Hrodna In 1933 Pritytsky was for the first time arrested by Polish authorities and imprisoned in Hrodna, but soon released. Jakub Strelczuk in the Polish court at Vilnius on 27 January 1936, shooting from two Nagant revolvers. Following the protests, the Polish authorities changed the sentence to life imprisonment.

In September 1939, after the Soviet invasion of Poland, Pritytsky was freed. He was elected into the People's Assembly of West Belarus and made a presentation demanding West Belarus to join the Soviet Union. In Minsk, there two memorial plaques on the walls of the buildings where he lived. In 1978, the book "Life given to the people" was published, in which articles and speeches by Pritytsky, documents and memoirs about him were placed. It was opened with the introductory article "The People's Hero" by Pyotr Masherov.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Higher Party School at the Central Committee of the CPSU
Positions held
Member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus
Awards
Order of the Red Banner; Order of Lenin; Medal "For Labour Valour"; Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class; Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
Also known as
Siarhiej Prytycki, Siarhei Vosipavich Prytytski, Siarhei Prytytski, Sergey Osipovich Pritytsky, Sergiusz Prytycki

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sergey Pritytsky's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sergey Pritytsky?

Belarusian politician (1913–1971)

When was Sergey Pritytsky born?

Sergey Pritytsky was born on 19 January 1913 in Harkawicze.

When did Sergey Pritytsky die?

Sergey Pritytsky died on 13 June 1971 in Minsk.

What was Sergey Pritytsky's occupation?

Sergey Pritytsky was a politician and terrorist.

What nationality was Sergey Pritytsky?

Sergey Pritytsky was Russian, Polish and Belarusian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sergey Pritytsky

· Wikidata: Q2613208

· DBpedia: Sergey Pritytsky

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