Naša Niva (Наша Ніва, Nasha Niva) is one of the oldest Belarusian weekly newspaper founded in 1906 and re-established in 1991. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The current editor-in-chief is Andrej Skurko, who succeeded Andrej Dyńko. Andrej DyÅ„ko (Андрэй Дынько, born 1974 in Brest, Belarus) is a Belarusian journalist and chief editor of the oldest Belarusian weekly newspaper, NaÅ¡a Niva, and one of the editors of the magazine Arche (magazine). ...

The newspaper was founded in 1906 by members of the Belarusian Socialist Union (Hramada in Vilnia (modern Vilnius) that was a centre of the Belarusian national movement at that time. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Vilnia (Vilnelė) is a river in Lithuania. ...

"Naša Niva" was among the first newspapers in Belarusian language, it published news about Belarus and literary works by Belarusian authors. The newspaper faced harsh censorship by Russian occupational administration for promoting ideas of the independence of Belarus. Belarusian (беларуская мова) is the language of the Belarusian people. ...

In 1915 the newspaper was closed down because of the World War I. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nikolay II Aleksey Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert H. Asquith D. Lloyd George Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna...

During the Soviet rule "Naša Niva" was claimed to be “counter-revolutionary” and “capitalist” despite the fact that its founders and authors were mostly adherents of socialism. Soviet redirects here. ...

In 1991 the newspaper was re-established in Vilnius by the editor-in-chief Siarhiej Dubaviec. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Ethnographic region Aukštaitija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius city municipality Coordinates Number of elderates 20 General Information Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population About 600,000 in 2006 (1st) First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Not to be confused with Vilnius... Siarhiej Dubaviec (Сяргей Дубавец) (born. ...

Under the presidency of Alexander Lukashenko the newspaper was subjected under state pressure and at one point, in the late 1990s there was an attempt to close down the newspaper, because of it using a version of Belarusian orthography that went against the version adopted by the state, which dates to the reform of 1933 that has been criticised as a from of Russification by some political groups, in any case Nasha Niva remains a paper that publishes exclusively in Belarusian language. Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko or Alyaksandar Ryhoravich Lukashenka (Belarusian: , Russian: ) (born August 30, 1954 at Kopys, Vitebsk voblast) has been the President of Belarus since 1994. ... The orthography of a language is the set of symbols (glyphs and diacritics) used to write a language, as well as the set of rules describing how to write these glyphs, including spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Belarusian (беларуская мова) is the language of the Belarusian people. ...

In October 2003, former Czech President Václav Havel granted the cash portion of the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award to "Nasha Niva" editor Andrey Dynko. The Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award is given each year by the Prague Society for International Cooperation to an individual who has dedicated his or her life to public service with the stipulation that the financial portion of the award be passed to a gifted young person. "I pass this award to Mr. Dynko because we, who have benefited so much from international solidarity, must show solidarity ourselves," Havel said at the award ceremony in Prague. "'Nasha Niva' in Belarus is a symbol of independence on the one hand and an island of freedom on the other." 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Václav Havel, GCB, CC, (IPA: ) (born October 5, 1936 in Prague) is a Czech writer and dramatist. ... The Prague Society for International Cooperation is a leading Central European policy oranization located in Prague, Czech Republic. ...

Since 2006 "Naša Niva" was expelled from the media subscription system of Belarus (controlled by the state monopolist "Belposhta") and is now distributed by enthusiasts. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

In April 2006 the ideology administration of Minsk executive committee ordered "Naša Niva" to leave their office; so a newspaper without an office could be easily closed down by Information Ministry. The staff members sent letters of appeals to Lithuania to apply to UNESCO for including the newspaper into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. But as of February 2007 "Naša Niva" has official office in Minsk and is printed in near 2500 circulation, most of which is distributed by mail. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... February 2007 is the second month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

The newspaper is often held up as an example of the Lukashenko regimes intolerance for dissent.

External links

• Nasha Niva's official site (in Belarusian)
• Nasha Niva's appeal to the international community
• Interview with Andrey Dynko
• The Prague Society for International Cooperation