Michaluk was born in the village of , in the north-east part of the
Second Polish Republic (now
Sharkawshchyna District of
Vicebsk Region,
Republic of Belarus). She went to a Polish and then – Belarusian school. In 1947, she settled in the United Kingdom and, two years later, married . She became a member of the
Association of Belarusians in Great Britain and the
Anglo-Belarusian Society; she was also actively involved with
St Cyril of Turaŭ Belarusian school in London and the
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. In 1982, Michaluk became a member of the
Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic. In 1997, she was elected the chair of the
Association of Belarusians in Great Britain – the position she held until 2013. Michaluk died on 16 October 2022, at the age of 92, and is buried in
Manchester Southern Cemetery. == Awards ==