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Iossif Bentsianovich
Simanovskiy
Iossif Bentsianovich Simanovskiy
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Iossif Bentsianovich Simanovskiy is a Belarusian Library Science expert, bibliographer, translator and educator. Honoured Cultural Worker of Belarus. One of the organizers and the first director of the National Library of Belarus (formerly, the State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic).
Iossif Bentsianovich was born to the family of a tar distilling craftsman on 24 April, 1892. In 1910 – 1911 he was a literary faculty student at Sorbonne (Paris, France). In 1914 Iossif graduated from Bern University in Switzerland. In 1917 Iossif was one of Granat’s encyclopedia editorial staff in Moscow. At the same time he worked at the Alexander S. Pushkin city library.
In 1918 – 1921, Iossif headed the Bobruysk city library (Belarus). Then he worked for almost 40 years as director of the main library of the country (Belarus). Over these years Iossif Simanovskiy endured many hardships: the library’s formative years, the construction of the first specialized building for the library, the difficult years of WWII and restitution of the library’s book collections displaced over the war.
In 1918 – 1921, Iossif headed the Bobruysk city library (Belarus). Then he worked for almost 40 years as director of the main library of the country (Belarus). Over these years Iossif Simanovskiy endured many hardships: the library’s formative years, the construction of the first specialized building for the library, the difficult years of WWII and restitution of the library’s book collections displaced over the war.
Identification document has been prolonged until 30 January 1945.
Identification document has been given to Iossif Bentsianovich Simanovskiy to certify that he works as director of the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusion Soviet Socialist Republic. Valid until 31 December 1944.
Personal data sheet
When WWII broke out, the library wasn’t evacuated as there wasn’t enough time to do it. As soon as Minsk was liberated, the reconstruction of the library began almost from scratch. Under Iossif Simanovskiy, bits and pieces of the library holdings were brought back and by 1949 all library departments resumed their operations.
Iossif Simanovskiy addressed the country’s leadership with a proposal to use books from the Wroclaw, Gdansk and Königsberg libraries as restitution for the destroyed book stocks in Belarus. Unfortunately, this project didn’t take off. However, the Soviet troops found lots of books that had been stolen from the library and displaced during the war. Some of them turned up in Prague and others in Königsberg. But the bulk of the displaced books were discovered in the small town of Ratibor in the west of Poland. Over 600,000 books were brought back, including F. Skorina’s valuable editions from V. Komarnitskiy’s collection, which had already been packed to be dispatched to one of Germany’s libraries.
Iossif Simanovskiy addressed the country’s leadership with a proposal to use books from the Wroclaw, Gdansk and Königsberg libraries as restitution for the destroyed book stocks in Belarus. Unfortunately, this project didn’t take off. However, the Soviet troops found lots of books that had been stolen from the library and displaced during the war. Some of them turned up in Prague and others in Königsberg. But the bulk of the displaced books were discovered in the small town of Ratibor in the west of Poland. Over 600,000 books were brought back, including F. Skorina’s valuable editions from V. Komarnitskiy’s collection, which had already been packed to be dispatched to one of Germany’s libraries.
Letter about the Ratibor books
Letter about the Ratibor books addressed to Panteleimon K. Ponomarenko, Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic
Comrade P.K. Ponomarenko,
According to the materials in the April 10, 1945, issue of the Izvestia newspaper, a large number of books that have been brought out of Minsk by the German occupants, are kept to the west from the town of Ratibor (Germany).
In confirmation of this message, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus have received a letter from the commanders of the Combat Army (a copy is enclosed) notifying of the fact that the books are located 7 km away from Ratibor in the village of Pauls-Grundt.
The fact that Ratibor was used as a place for storing the book valuables from Belarus, is also corroborated by the addresses inscribed on all the boxes containing books from Belarus, which were discovered in the town of Pszczyna (Poland) and which were then returned to Minsk in accordance with the order of commanders of the 4th Ukrainian Front.
In connection with the notification, the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic requests you to send a representative of the Council of People’s Commissars on an official trip with the mission to organize the return of the above mentioned books.
Director of the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic
/SIMANOVSKIY/
Letter about the Ratibor books addressed to Panteleimon K. Ponomarenko, Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic
Comrade P.K. Ponomarenko,
According to the materials in the April 10, 1945, issue of the Izvestia newspaper, a large number of books that have been brought out of Minsk by the German occupants, are kept to the west from the town of Ratibor (Germany).
In confirmation of this message, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus have received a letter from the commanders of the Combat Army (a copy is enclosed) notifying of the fact that the books are located 7 km away from Ratibor in the village of Pauls-Grundt.
The fact that Ratibor was used as a place for storing the book valuables from Belarus, is also corroborated by the addresses inscribed on all the boxes containing books from Belarus, which were discovered in the town of Pszczyna (Poland) and which were then returned to Minsk in accordance with the order of commanders of the 4th Ukrainian Front.
In connection with the notification, the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic requests you to send a representative of the Council of People’s Commissars on an official trip with the mission to organize the return of the above mentioned books.
Director of the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic
/SIMANOVSKIY/
Letter about the Ratibor books
TO: Director of the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic,
Comrade SIMANOVSKIY
FROM: Assistant Director, the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic,
Comrade Vassily Ivanovich Parafennik
Minsk, Artel’naya Str. 7, Bldg. 1
Memorandum on the trip to Riga with the mission to search for the books which have been brought out of Belarus by German occupants over the period of their temporary stay in the city of Minsk
Departed from the city of Minsk on 15 December 1944. Arrived in Riga on 23 December 1944. Fellow traveller: Dzenko, a museum inspector from the the People’s Commissariat of Education of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.
24 December 1944. Visited the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia and the Council of People’s Commissars of the Latvian Republic in the matter of searching for the displaced books.
25 December 1944. Holiday. Offices closed. On that day we found the Central Committee’s brigade under the guidance of comrade Kruglikov, which arrived in Riga a month earlier.
TO: Director of the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic,
Comrade SIMANOVSKIY
FROM: Assistant Director, the V.I. Lenin State Library of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic,
Comrade Vassily Ivanovich Parafennik
Minsk, Artel’naya Str. 7, Bldg. 1
Memorandum on the trip to Riga with the mission to search for the books which have been brought out of Belarus by German occupants over the period of their temporary stay in the city of Minsk
Departed from the city of Minsk on 15 December 1944. Arrived in Riga on 23 December 1944. Fellow traveller: Dzenko, a museum inspector from the the People’s Commissariat of Education of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.
24 December 1944. Visited the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia and the Council of People’s Commissars of the Latvian Republic in the matter of searching for the displaced books.
25 December 1944. Holiday. Offices closed. On that day we found the Central Committee’s brigade under the guidance of comrade Kruglikov, which arrived in Riga a month earlier.
1 - Letter to P. Ponomarenko about searching for the displaced books;
2-4 - About the arrival of books from Myslowice.
2-4 - About the arrival of books from Myslowice.
Iossif Bentsianovich dedicated his life and creative potential to promote librarianship in Belarus. He authored a number of research papers on the theory and methodology in Library Science, as well as on the history of Bibliography and Librarianship in Belarus. Moreover, he translated works by H. Heine and A. Mickevicz into the Belarusian language and poetry by E. Verhaeren into the Russian language.
The oldest employees, WWII veterans, 1962
The State Library of the BSSR, the 40s.
The State Library of the BSSR, the 40s.
Iossif Simanovskiy was decorated with two Red Banner of Labour orders (1932 and 1949) and the medal „For the Valorous Labour in the Great Patriotic War”. He was awarded the title of Honoured Cultural Worker of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.