Niva (newspaper) explained

Type:Weekly newspaper
Founder:Jerzy Wołkowycki
Language:Belarusian
Publishing Country:Poland
Headquarters:Białystok
Publishing City:Białystok
Chiefeditor:Eugeniusz Wappa

Niva (Belarusian: Ніва) is a weekly newspaper in Belarusian language published by the Belarusian minority in Poland. The newspaper was founded in 1956 in Białystok for Belarusians living in Poland. Niva was an important factor uniting the Belarusian minority in the region. Chief editor is Eugeniusz Wappa.

History

The first issue of Niva was published on 4 March 1956. During the thaw of that year, a lot of national minority societies and their press organs were established in Poland. The circulation of the weekly oscillated from 10,000 in the 1960s to 2-3,000 today. [1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Od ponad 55 lat ukazuje się w Białymstoku "Niwa" - tygodnik Białorusinów w Polsce. . 14 May 2011 . 7 June 2024.