Viktar Andrejevič Korbut (born 21 September 1981, Minsk) is a Belarusian journalist, local historian (local history expert area studies specialist) and guide. Is a member of the Belarusian Union of Journalists (since 2007) and member of International Association of Belarusian Studies Researchers (since 2016).
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Biography
Graduate of the Jakub Kolas National State Humanities Lyceum (1998), the Belarusian State University of Culture (2003) majoring in Museum studies and the protection of historical and cultural heritage (museology). In 1998–2001 he was a journalist in Naša niva newspaper and a publisher of Radavaja Bielaruś newspaper in 1999–2000. In 2001 – 2002 he was a correspondent of the radio Racyja. In 2002–2007, 2010-2016 Korbut has been a special correspondent of Sovietskaja Bielorussija newspaper. In 2005 he was an editorial board member of Druvis almanac. In 2007–2009 he was an observer in Turizm i otdykh newspaper. In 2009–10 he became an observer and editor of a cultural department in Narodnaja hazieta. He also works for the following newspapers: The Minsk Times, Holas Radzimy, Litovskij kurjer, Rossiyskaya gazeta; magazine Беларусь. Belarus. Since 2016 Korbut is a doctoral student of The University of Warsaw. Korbut studied Belarusian national movement in Vilnius at the beginning of 20 cent.
Creative work and activity
Publishing since 1998, he is an author of materials dedicated to the history of Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, to the problems of tourism development, protection of historical and cultural heritage. He regularly writes for Bielaruskaja dumka, Studenckaja dumka, Spadčyna, Dziejasloŭ, Delo, Pro otdykh, Arche, Where Minsk magazines.
He investigates and popularizes the past of Minsk and Vilnius. Some of his academic interests are the problems of ethnogenesis of the Belarusians, the history of the Belarusian statehood in the 20th century, Belarusian and Lithuanian relationship.
Korbut is the author of the books Minsk. The Best View to This City (2013), From Minsk to Vilnius. Belarus’ history in journalistic notes (2016), the series of postcards Vilnius – Viĺnia. The Capital of Lithuania in the History of Belarus (2015). He is compiling a guidebook on the places of Vilnius connected with the Belarusian history and culture.
The author guides his own excursion routes called Minsk. The Best View to This City. 10 centuries within 3 hours, Vilnius – Viĺnia. The Capital of Lithuania in the History of Belarus.
Korbut is a compiler of Juhasia Kaliada's first book of a writer The Main Mistake of Afanasij (2005).