Belarusian poet (1903-1997).
Born September 20th, 1903 in Baku.
Died July 25th, 1997 at 93 years old in Rochester.
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon