Place of Birth
Little is known about his place of birth. Though the common assumption is that he was born in Budne, Podlaskie Voivodeship, it's known that there were over 140 places with a similar name on the territory of Belarus. Though what is known is that he was familiar was the Belarusian culture first-hand and dedicated a big part of his life to promoting it. The family he was born into was a minor Belarusian szlachta. Symon Budny originaly identified himself as a Litvin, which then was the term used mostly to describe Belarusians
Read more about this topic: Symon Budny
Famous quotes containing the words place and/or birth:
“When you come to a place where you have to go left or right, go straight ahead.”
—Sister Ruth, U.S. nun. As quoted in Dakota, ch. 30, by Kathleen Norris (1993)
“That was the birth of sin. Not doing it, but KNOWING about it. Before the apple, [Adam and Eve] had shut their eyes and their minds had gone dark. Now, they peeped and pried and imagined. They watched themselves.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)