It is with great regret that we read the Belarusian newspaper “Nasha Niva” report of the death of Professor Juryj Khadiyka. Not only was Juryj Khadyka a renowned physicist, but also a Belarusian patriot and a leading expert on Belarusian Greek-Catholic art and iconography. In 2008 he was kind enough to give me a detailed tour of the splendid collection of Belarusian Greek-Catholic art he had assembled in the Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture, which he courageously founded in 1978.
Deepest condolences to Juryj Khadyka’s family and friends. May he rest in peace.
Сёньня прачыталі сумныя навіны, што памёр прафесар і выдатны краязнаўца Юры Хадыка.
Спачуваньні родным і блізкім. Сьветлая памяць!
Juryj Khadyka commenting on the collection of Greek-Catholic art in the Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture, Mjensk 2008.
Юрый Хадыка, Музэй старажытнабеларускай культуры пры БАН, Менск 2008 г.
