Yakub Kolas Bust

A bust of Yakub Kolas was installed in Nesvizh on the Alley of Memory in 1992. The classic of Belarusian literature and public figure graduated from the local teachers' seminary in 1902. His works are characterized by a masterful depiction of native nature and a deep knowledge of the psychology of the Belarusian peasantry. Many of Kolas's poetic works have been set to music, and during the war years he glorified the people's resilience and the partisans' feats.