▁by ▁both ▁the ▁official ▁regime ▁and ▁the ▁opposition . ▁It ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁mass ▁dem ocr atic ▁party ▁that ▁emer ged ▁in ▁West ▁Bel arus ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁har sh ▁eth nic ▁disc rim ination ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ians ▁in ▁mid - war ▁Poland . ▁It ▁is ▁being ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁H ram ada ▁was ▁per sec uted ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁Polish ▁regime ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁St alin ist ▁USS R . ▁ ▁Notable ▁members ▁ ▁Bran is ła ŭ ▁T ara š kie vi č , ▁lingu ist , ▁writer , ▁later ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁ ▁Sym on ▁Rak - Mich aj ło ŭ ski ▁( be - tar ask ), ▁former ▁diplom at ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁Democratic ▁Republic , ▁later ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁ ▁Mich a ś ▁Ma š ara ▁( be - tar ask ), ▁writer ▁and ▁poet ▁ ▁Pi ot ra ▁Mi at ła ▁( be - tar ask ), ▁later ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁in ▁G U LA G , ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁concentration ▁camp ▁ ▁Ry hor ▁Š yr ma ▁ ▁( be - tar ask ), ▁music ian ▁and ▁composer ▁ ▁Pav ie ł ▁V ało š yn ▁ ▁( be - tar ask ), ▁later ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁ ▁Lud v ika ▁S iv ick aja ▁( alias ▁Zo