Belarusian Peasants' and Workers' Union
The Belarusian Peasants' and Workers' Union or the Hramada was a socialist agrarian political party created in 1925 by a group of Belarusian deputies to the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic that included Branislaw Tarashkyevich, Symon Rak-Michajłoŭski (be), Piotra Miatła (be), and the founder of Hramada Pavieł Vałošyn (be). The group received logistical help from the Soviet Union, and financial aid from the Comintern.
Branisłaŭ Taraškievič, one of the leaders of the BPWU
Symon Rak-Michajłoŭski was a Belarusian political leader, writer, and teacher. He was a member of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic and a deputy of the Sejm (Parliament) of the Second Polish Republic (1922–1927). He wrote extensively for several newspapers, including Naša Niva, Belarus and Zvon, and authored music for the famous song "Zorka Venera" based on a poem by Maksim Bahdanovič.
Symon Rak-Michajłoŭski