Łukasz Dziekuć-Malej

Lukash Mikalaevich Dzekut-Malei was a Belarusian Baptist pastor, national and independence activist, social figure, and translator of the Bible into the Belarusian language. He translated several religious pamphlets into Belarusian, published his own prayer book, and contributed to religious periodicals. During the interwar period, he established numerous Baptist congregations around Brest. He actively participated in the Belarusian national movement during both World War I and World War II, and was repeatedly suspected of espionage.