Vikentiy Dunin-Martsinkevich is a Belarusian writer, playwright and theater critic. It is considered one of the founders of the Belarusian national dramaturgy and theater. As a rule, the Belarusian village and its way of life are at the center of the works of Dunin-Martsinkevich. The writer paid much attention to folklore. His most popular play is considered to be "The Pinsk Gentry", which is still staged on the theater stages of Belarus.