Background
Dusheuski was born into an impoverished szlachta family.
The flag of Belarus designed by Duzh-Dusheuski
Dusheuski was born into an impoverished szlachta family.
In 1912 he graduated the Vilna non-classical secondary school where he had joined the Belarusian national movement.
In 1912–1918 Duzh-Dusheuski has studied in the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute.
Being in St. Petersburg, he also took part in Belarusian social life. For instance, he was editor of the Belarusian magazine Ranica. In 1917 he joined the Belarusian Socialist Assembly. In 1918 he worked at the Refugee Assistance Department of the Belarusian National Committee in St. Petersburg. At that time he has created the draft of the white-red-white Flag of Belarus. In 1919 Dusheuski moved to Vilna. In autumn 1919 he was appointed diplomatic representative of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in the Baltic states. In early 1921 Duzh-Dusheuski was arrested by Polish authorities.After that he emigrated to the Republic of Lithuania and settled in Kaunas. In the 1920s–1930s he worked for several ministries there. In 1927 he graduated from the University of Lithuania in Kaunas. Duzh-Dusheuski also edited several Belarusian newspapers in the Republic of Lithuania.In 1940 Duzh-Dusheuski was arrested by the Soviets who had occupied the Republic of Lithuania. In August 1943 he was arrested by the Nazis for hiding Jews. In 1944–1946 Klaudzi Duzh-Dusheuski worked at the Kaunas University. In 1952 Duzh-Dusheuski was arrested and sentenced to 25 years of concentration camps for being an "active Belarusian nationalist". He was freed in 1955 and has worked for an architectural institute.1930s he worked for several ministries there. In 1927 he graduated from the University of Lithuania in Kaunas. Duzh-Dusheuski also edited several Belarusian newspapers in the Republic of Lithuania.In 1940 Duzh-Dusheuski was arrested by the Soviets who had occupied the Republic of Lithuania. In August 1943 he was arrested by the Nazis for hiding Jews. In 1944
In 1917 he joined the Belarusian Socialist Assembly. In 1918 he worked at the Refugee Assistance Department of the Belarusian National Committee in St. Petersburg.