Konstanty Kalinowski
Nobleman, political activist, journalist, insurgent in January Uprising. National hero of Belarus, Poland and Lithuania
- Lived
- 1838–1864
- Country
- Russia
Updated September 2026
About Konstanty Kalinowski
Konstanty Kalinowski, or Wincenty Konstanty Kalinowski, was a Polish–Lithuanian noble and one of the leaders of the 1863 January Uprising within the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He is a national hero for Poles, Lithuanians, and Belarusians. Particularly in Belarus, Kalinowski is revered as Father of the Nation and icon of Belarusian nationalism.
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