Jurgis Rudkus, the Lithuanian protagonist of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, is said to have been born to a family of peasants in "that part of Lithuania known as Brelovicz" which could be interpreted as the Białowieża area.
Jurgis Rudkus, protagonistul lituanian al romanului The Jungle⁠(d) al lui Upton Sinclair⁠(d), ar fi fost născut într-o familie de țărani din „acea parte a Lituaniei cunoscută sub numele de Brelovicz” care ar putea fi interpretat ca fiind zona Białowieża.