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In the mid-1990s, Katkoŭski became one of the pioneers of the [[Belarusian language|Belarusian speaking]] Internet.{{cn|date=November 2014}} In the late 1990s, together with his future wife and other Belarusian Internet users, he created the Belarusian historical website ''Litvania'' that had notable popularity.{{cn|date=November 2014}} Katkoŭski was one of the first and most popular [[blog]]gers in [[Belarusian language]] known as ''rydel23''.{{cn|date=November 2014}} In 2006, he was awarded<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.tut.by/2006.html |title=TUT.BY | КОНКУРС контент-проектов 2008 - Призы |publisher=Content.tut.by |date= |accessdate=2012-06-25 |
In the mid-1990s, Katkoŭski became one of the pioneers of the [[Belarusian language|Belarusian speaking]] Internet.{{cn|date=November 2014}} In the late 1990s, together with his future wife and other Belarusian Internet users, he created the Belarusian historical website ''Litvania'' that had notable popularity.{{cn|date=November 2014}} Katkoŭski was one of the first and most popular [[blog]]gers in [[Belarusian language]] known as ''rydel23''.{{cn|date=November 2014}} In 2006, he was awarded<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.tut.by/2006.html |title=TUT.BY | КОНКУРС контент-проектов 2008 - Призы |publisher=Content.tut.by |date= |accessdate=2012-06-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20120313135038/http://content.tut.by/2006.html |archivedate=March 13, 2012 }}</ref> by the Belarusian top web portal [[TUT.by]] for his blog ''br23.net''. |
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Katkoŭski created the websites ''Pravapis.org'' (about issues concerning Belarusian language) and ''Martyraloh Biełarusi'' - "The Belarusian Martyrologe" about victims of [[Stalinist]] terror in Belarus.{{cn|date=November 2014}} He translated the interface of [[Google]] into Belarusian, and was the founder of the [[Belarusian Wikipedia]].{{cn|date=November 2014}} |
Katkoŭski created the websites ''Pravapis.org'' (about issues concerning Belarusian language) and ''Martyraloh Biełarusi'' - "The Belarusian Martyrologe" about victims of [[Stalinist]] terror in Belarus.{{cn|date=November 2014}} He translated the interface of [[Google]] into Belarusian, and was the founder of the [[Belarusian Wikipedia]].{{cn|date=November 2014}} |
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Uładzimir Katkoŭski (Belarusian: Уладзімір Каткоўскі, June 19, 1976, Minsk[citation needed] – May 25, 2007) was a Belarusian blogger, web designer and website creator.[1]
Biography
Katkoŭski took a degree in computer science at the American University in Bulgaria in Blagoevgrad and later worked as an IT specialist in Budapest and in Frankfurt am Main.[citation needed] From 2002, he worked for the Belarusian edition of Radio Free Europe.
On June 16, 2006, he and his wife had a car accident on a street in Prague. Katkoŭski was in coma for almost a year until he died on May 26, 2007.[1]
Activity on the Internet
In the mid-1990s, Katkoŭski became one of the pioneers of the Belarusian speaking Internet.[citation needed] In the late 1990s, together with his future wife and other Belarusian Internet users, he created the Belarusian historical website Litvania that had notable popularity.[citation needed] Katkoŭski was one of the first and most popular bloggers in Belarusian language known as rydel23.[citation needed] In 2006, he was awarded[2] by the Belarusian top web portal TUT.by for his blog br23.net.
Katkoŭski created the websites Pravapis.org (about issues concerning Belarusian language) and Martyraloh Biełarusi - "The Belarusian Martyrologe" about victims of Stalinist terror in Belarus.[citation needed] He translated the interface of Google into Belarusian, and was the founder of the Belarusian Wikipedia.[citation needed]
He was the creator and administrator of the website of the Belarusian edition of Radio Free Europe.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Пяць гадоў без Уладзі Каткоўскага".
- ^ "TUT.BY | КОНКУРС контент-проектов 2008 - Призы". Content.tut.by. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
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External links
- Blog by Uładzimir Katkoŭski, in Belarusian and English
- Rydel's blog
- Pravapis.org
- "Litvania, the land of litvins"
- An obituary, Radio Free Europe Belarusian edition