Andrei Valkevich

Andrei Valkevich is a researcher from Polotsk who specializes in the life and works of Francis Skaryna, the renowned Belarusian printer. After the political events of 2020, he relocated to Spain to continue his education at the University of Salamanca, one of Europe's oldest universities. While working in the university archives, Valkevich made significant discoveries about Skaryna's life, including the confirmation of his birth year as 1470 and his studies in Salamanca before pursuing further education in Kraków and Padua. Valkevich's research sheds new light on Skaryna's contributions to the field of printing and his interactions with historical figures like Christopher Columbus.