Kopys, Belarus
1. Alexander Lukashenko (1954)
Politician
Russian politician who became the first President of Belarus of 1994. He has been criticized for his authoritarian style of government.
2. David Remez (1886)
Israeli Politician
David Remez was an Israeli politician the country's first Minister of Transportation and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.
3. Veniamin Blazhenny (1921)
Poet
Veniamin Mikhailovich Blazhenny was Russian Christian poet. His literary pseudonym Blazhenny means Fool for Christ or blessed. Blazhenny was born in a poor Jewish family. After studying one year in...