President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated writer Svetlana Alexievich on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. this . reported The press service of the head of state

“Your creativity did not leave indifferent not only Belarusians, but also readers in many countries of the world,” the president noted.

He expressed sincere joy for Alexievich’s success and hope that the award will serve Belarus and the Belarusian people. Lukashenko wished the writer health, happiness and new creative achievements for the benefit of the country.

Earlier, the Nobel Committee announced the winner of the prize for literature. For the first time in 28 years, the award was received by a Russian-language author, Svetlana Alexievich. Her most famous works are “War Doesn’t Have a Woman’s Face”, “Zinc Boys”, “Chernobyl Prayer”, “Second Hand Time”. She lived in Belarus for a long time. Alexievich currently lives in Germany.

Earlier, during a press conference in Minsk, according to RIA Novosti, Alexievich expressed the opinion that the Belarusian authorities are pretending that she does not exist. “I am not published anywhere, I cannot speak anywhere... Only the Minister of Information of Russia congratulated me. He was one of the first to congratulate me,” she noted.

The writer also stated that she would not go to the presidential elections in Belarus on October 11. “I will not go to the polls. You and I know that Lukashenko will win. He will probably have 76%,” she said. In addition, Alexievich noted that she opposes a change of power in the country by force, and expressed disappointment with the Belarusian opposition.

Also during a press conference in Minsk on Thursday, the writer accused Russia of invading Ukraine. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov subsequently stated that Alexievich does not have the necessary information to assess the situation in Ukraine. However, he does not know whether Putin is aware of the writer’s statement.

Lukashenko congratulated Alexievich on being awarded the Nobel Prize