Ranica (letter)

Ranica (white "Раніца") - Belarussian collaborative emigre printed in Berlin during World War II.

The writing began in December 1939 in the capital of the Third Reich on the initiative of Fabian Akińczyk and Anatol Szkutki. Initially it was directed to prisoners of war of Belarussian origin coming from the Polish Army, whose tens of thousands were in German POW camps after the September defeat of Poland. The first major editor was F. Akińczyc, leader of the pro-German Belarusian National Socialist Party. Journalists were among others. Witka Tumasz, Mikołaj Abramczyk, Stanisława Hrynkiewicz, Anton Adamowicz, Stanisława Stankiewicz. "Ranica" was strictly controlled by the German security organs, who cared for the absolute loyalty of the Belarusian editors to the Reich. On the Belarusian side it was supervised by the Belarusian Representation. She went from one to four times a month. Written articles appeared on political events and the course of warfare (in the spirit of Nazi propaganda), the speeches of Nazi dignitaries, articles on the activities of various Belarusian organizations, the fate of Belarusians in occupied Belarus, other occupied countries and Germany itself, as well as on Belarusian history and culture. . A lot of attention was paid to literary works, printed works and poems by various Belarusian writers and poets, with particular emphasis on young artists such as Łarys Hienijusz, Jan Pałonny or Julian Siergiejewicz. The editor of "Ranicy" in a short time also began publishing books of Belarusian authors, and one of the first was a brochure of M. Szkalikak. "Экономічны нарыс Беларусі". Initially, the letter was funded by the authorities of the Third Reich, but as time went on, it began to pay for itself. At the beginning. In 1943 its circulation amounted to about 12 thousand. copies addressed to the entire Belarusian environment in the German influence zone. Until March 1945, when the letter stopped coming out, at least 233 of its numbers were issued. The paradox of the journalists was that Stalinist totalitarianism consistently fought not only for solidarity but also for Nazi totalitarianism.

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