Adam Stankievič

In December 1919 Adam Stankievič became member of the exiled Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.

Unlike his fellow-villager, the notable West Belarusian politician and scientist Jan Stankievič, Adam refused to cooperate with the Germans after their invasion in Poland.

During World War II he lived in Vilnius where he published Belarusian religious literature.

At this time Stankievič remained outside of the Belarusian political movement, rejecting any possibility of collaborating with the Nazi Germans.

[1] In 1944 Adam Stankievič refused to flee from Belarus with the retreating German armies.