ˈæftɚ fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən bˈɑːdɐnˌɑːvɪtʃ wɛnt tə bˌɛlɚɹˈuːs tə mˈiːt ɪmpˈoːɹtənt fˈɪɡjɚz ʌvðə bˌɛlɚɹˈuːsiən ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns: vˈæklaʊ læstˈaʊski, ˈaɪvən lˈʌkiːvˌɪtʃ ænd ˈæntɑːn lˈʌkiːvˌɪtʃ.
After finishing school in 1911 Bahdanovič went to Belarus to meet important figures of the Belarusian Renaissance: Vaclau Lastouski, Ivan Luckievič and Anton Luckievich.