Jury Chaščavacki
Jury Jazépavič Chaščavacki, also spelled Yury Khashchavatski (18 October 1947 – 23 July 2026) was a Belarusian film director and scenarist, known for his films Kalinovski Square, Prisoners of the Caucasus, Orange Vests, and An Ordinary President.
Also recorded as Yuriy Khashchevatskiy · Jurij Iosifovič Chaščevatskij
Jury Chaščavacki
- Born
- 1947 · Odesa.
- Died
- 2026 · Minsk.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Belarus
- Occupation
- screenwriter · director · documentary filmmaker
- Education
- Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies
- Honours
- Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal · Laurel Branch Award
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Life and career
Jury Jazépavič Chaščavacki was born in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR on 18 October 1947. In 2002, he was arrested following participation in a protest of the Belarusian government. He spent 10 days in jail. He claimed he spent the time in jail giving lectures to other inmates about documentary film techniques. During the 2020 Belarusian protests he became a member of the Coordination Council of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Yuri Khashchavatski's documentary, Prisoners of the Caucasus, utilises footage from the files of "four freelance cameramen" of the wars in Chechnya as a source. Chaščavacki died on 23 July 2026, at the age of 78.
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Writer
• Ploshcha (Kalinovski Square, 2007) • Kavkazkie plenniki (Prisoners of the Caucasus, 2002) • Obyknovennyj prezident (An Ordinary President, 1996)
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Film director
• 1987: Krylov Was Here (Тут быў Крылоў) • 1991: Orange Vests (Аранжавыя жылеты) • 1992: Russian Luck (Рускае шчасце) • 1996: An Ordinary President (Звычайны прэзідэнт) • 2002: Prisoners of the Caucasus (Каўказскія нявольнікі) • 2003: Oleg Popov - Der Sonnenclown (Сонечны клоўн) • 2007: Kalinovski Square (Плошча)
Awards
• 1998 – Nestor Almendros Award for Obyknovennyj prezident (1996) at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival • 2002 – Honorable Mention for Kavkazkie plenniki (2002) at Dok Leipzig
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- 1.This is the spelling used in the English subtitles of his documentary Kalinovski Square, see google video
- 2.One Of 'Bravest Opponents' Of Belarusian Regime Thinks Of Everyone But Himself. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty.
- 3.BELARUS: REPORTERS SUFFER IN AFTERMATH OF PROTEST MARCH. | Goliath Business News IPR Strategic Business Information Database - May 7, 2002.
- 4.Члены Координационного Совета. Coordination Council.
- 5.Monegal, Antonio. Captive Images: The Wars in Chechnya from Tolstoy to Khashchavatski’s Prisoners of the Caucasus. Journal of War & Culture Studies. 16. 3. 253–269. 2023-07-03. 1752-6272.
- 6.Умер Юрий Хащеватский
- 7.Oranzhevye zhilety Orange Vests Orange Westen. Berlinale.
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