Oleg Grushecki

In March 2022 he signed an open letter from Belarusian cultural figures against the war in Ukraine.

In September 2020, he supported the appeal of Belarusian children's writers against electoral fraud and acts of violence by the Belarusian authorities and the requirement to restore the law. In November 2020, he signed the open appeal of the Belarusian writing community (organized by the Union of Belarusian Writers) «Enough violence, accept the will of the people!» , which also condemned the violence and repression by the Belarusian authorities, and demanded that the authorities recognize the failures and accept the will of the people.

Since 4 September 2020 — member of the expanded Coordination Council.

In 2019, he successfully completed his studies at the Polish Institute in Minsk, among the best graduates.

In 1996, he studied at the RIVE (Republican Institute for Vocational Education) according to the curriculum «Enterprise management in a market economy» with the qualification «Manager-entrepreneur». Finished perfectly. Subsequently, he worked at the plant of complex automation tools of NPO «Granat» as a marketing department manager.

In July 1993, he opened the first Jamboree «BSA» — lit a large Jamboree bonfire.

In 1992, he became one of the organizers of the Founding Seym of the «Belarusian Scout Association». On 21 March 21, 1992, during the constituent Seym, Oleg Grushecki was elected a member of the «BSA» Council. On August 14, 1992, in the Republican Scout camp «Lyasun», he passed the exams with the qualification of a Scout Master. On 15 November 1992, at the congress on the formation of the Minsk division named after Vitovt, he was elected a member of the council of the Minsk division.

In 1992, he began writing bard and scout songs. In 1993, he performed at the «III Belarusian Bard Song Festival» (28—29 August; dedicated to the Battle of Orsha). He performed several songs in the musical genre of blues rock for his poems and one for a poem by Anatoly Sys, after which he received good reviews from music critics and was invited to record his songs on Belradio. His songs, as poems, were first published in the magazine «Pershacvet» (No. 3, 1994).

At the beginning of 1991 Oleg Grushecki published the first modern Belarusian scout publication — the newspaper «Scout of Belarus».

In 1991, he represented Belarus at the 17th World Scout Jamboree, held from 8 August to 16 August in South Korea. Grushecki was the first (and at that time the only) Belarusian scout who represented Belarus at the world Jamboree (at the invitation of the world Scout leadership).

In August 1990, he took part in the opening of the first arrival of the first belarusian–speaking children's camp «Grunwald» — solemnly raised the flag at the opening ceremony.

At the beginning of 1989, he became the youth leader of the «Belarusian Schoolchild Union» («BSU»).

In August 1989, he assembled the first scout detachment, which consisted mainly of schoolchildren of school No. 20, as well as members of the «BSU». The created detachment (consisting mainly of boys and several girls) took the name «Scythemen», in honor of Konstanty Kalinowski's scythemen. This was the first attempt to revive Belarusian scouting.

Since 1987 — an active participant of the society «Talaka», which was engaged in the revival of Belarusian culture. In 1989, he was nominated to the Seym of «Talaka» as a member of the Council.

Oleg Grushecki (Belarusian: Алег Грушэцкі; born 8 May 1974 in Minsk) is a Belarusian writer, journalist, translator, public figure. The revivalist of scouting in Belarus, one of the founders of the «Belarusian Scout Association». Author of literary and historical articles in both Belarusian and foreign scientific publications. Winner of a number of creative awards.

Born on May 8, 1974 in Minsk. He studied at School No. 20 (now gymnasium No. 8). In his youth he did a lot of various sports. He started his career as a senior counselor at school No. 140 (1992).