With support from ArtPower Belarus, a book by Belarusian writer and public figure Paval Seviarynets, Belarus Is Sacred, was prepared for publication. It brings together works he created while imprisoned.
The volume includes 71 drawings of Belarusian churches, 71 sayings and 22 poems. The idea for the book began with drawings Seviarynets sent to his son Frantsishak from prison. When he learned that his son was upset because he had not received a letter from his father, Seviarynets began drawing Belarusian churches for him, gradually creating an entire series.
Belarus Is Sacred became the first book drawn from a substantial archive of texts and materials written and collected during his imprisonment. Some manuscripts had to be sent out disguised as children’s fantasy stories so that they could be preserved and eventually published.
