Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus: Achievements and Prospects

The article presents the major accomplishments of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in recent years – the leading scientific organization in the field of fundamental and applied research on national and universal history, archaeology and anthropology, including organization and implementation of activities to study and preserve the historical, cultural and archaeological heritage of the country, practical application and popularization.

In the year of the 90th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus the Institute incorporates 5 centers: the Center of Archaeology and Ancient History of Belarus (including departments of archaeology of primitive society, archaeology of the Middle Ages and Modern times, the department of preservation and using of archaeological heritage, the department of history of Belarus in the Middle Ages and early Modern times); the Center of Modern and Contemporary History of Belarus (including departments of history of Belarus in modern times, the military history of Belarus, the department of the newest history of Belarus); the Center of History and Anthropology Related Sciences (including departments of genealogy, heraldry and numismatics, the department of source studies and archeography, the departments of historiography and methods of historical research, anthropology); the Center of General History and International Relations; the Center for History of Geopolitics.

The Institute has an Archaeological Scientific and Museum Exposition, the Central Scientific Archive of NAS of Belarus (including the only one in the country Fund of archaeological research documents) and the International School of Historical and Archaeological Research.

The article focuses on the achievements of scientists in the framework of fulfilling the tasks of the subprogram “History and Culture” of the state research program “Economics and Humanitarian Development of the Belarusian Society” for 2016– 2020, as well as the results that were included in the TOP 10 achievements of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, important publications, scientific and practical events, prospects for the development of scientific research.

1. Kavalenya A. A. (et al.) Academic humanities: the most important results in 2016. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 188 p. (in Belarusian).

2. Kavalenya A. A. (et al.) Academic humanities: the most important results in 2017. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ. 207 p. (in Belarusian).

3. Zhilinski M. G. (et al.) Actual directions of ideological work in Belarus. Minsk, Academy of Management under the President of the Republic of Belarus, 2017. 331 p. (in Russian).

4. Marfina O. V., Pomazanov N. N., Shipillo V. A., Krupplevsky V. S. Anthropology of Belarus in the studies of the late XIX – mid XX century. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 456 p. (in Russian).

5. Borovskaya V. Belarusian issue on the Soviet-Polish negotiations of 1918–1921. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 269 p. (in Belarusian).

6. Bukonkin D. A., Volod’kin A. A., Laikov K. M., Kavalenya A. A. (ed.) Belarus in geopolitical processes of XX– XXI centuries: Collection of scientific articles. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 191 p. (in Russian).

7. Lyauko V. M., Danіlovіch V. V., Lakіza V. L., Kurlovіch-Byalyaўskaya P. S. Belarus through the prism of regional history: Braslavski region: (to 950 anniversary of the city of Braslav): Collection of scientific articles. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2016. 271 p. (in Belarusian).

8. Skepyan A. A., Danіlovіch V. V., Lakіza V. L., Golubeu V. F., Dounar A. B. Belarus in the light of regional history: Kalinkovichi and Kalinkovichi region: Collection of scientific articles. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2016. 325 p. (in Belarusian).

9. Danіlovіch V. V., Lyauko V. M. (et al.) Belarus in the light of regional history: Shumilinski region: Collection of scientific articles. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2018. 263 p. (in Belarusian).

10. Kavalenya A. A., Anofranka N. V., Danіlovіch V. V., Zaval’nyuk U. M., Lakіza V. L., Novіk N. Ya., Putsіk U. S., Unuchak A. U. Belarus, Slutsk edge and Edward Voynilovich. Materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference. Minsk, Medysont Publ., 2018. 416 p. (in Belarusian).

11. Zhilinski M. G. (et al.) Belarusian way of development (questions and answers): directory. Minsk, Academy of Management under the President of the Republic of Belarus, 2017. 184 p. (in Russian).

12. Belarus people’s contribution to the Victory in World War II / A. M. Litvin [et al.]; editorial board: A. A. Kovalenya (editor-in-chief) [et al.]. Second ed. Minsk: Belarusian Science, 2016. - 495 p. (In Russian)

13. Volkov M. A. Slutsk on old plans. Minsk, Belarus’ Publ., 2017. 159 p. (in Belarusian).

14. Skep’yan A. A., Gusakou U. R., Kavalenya A. A., Danіlovіch V. V., Lakіza V. L., Golubeu V. F., Lyauko V. M., Varonіn V. A., Matsuk A. U. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania: politics, economy, culture: Collection of scientific articles. Vol. 1. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 506 p. (in Belarusian).

15. Skep’yan A. A., Gusakou U. R., Kavalenya A. A., Danіlovіch V. V., Lakіza V. L., Golubeu V. F., Lyauko V. M., Varonіn V. A., Matsuk A. U. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania: politics, economy, culture: Collection of scientific articles.Vol. 2. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 498 p. (in Belarusian).

16. Nasevіch V. L., Kuznyatsou G. І., Adamushka U. І., Kavalenya A. A., Yanouskaya V. V., Bandarenka K. M., Verzun M. A., Danіlovіch V. V., Kastsyuk M. P., Varachkіna T. І. Big Historical Atlas of Belarus. Vol. 3. Minsk, Belkartagrafіya Publ., 2016. 352 p. (in Belarusian).

17. Voronin V. A., Skepyan A. A., Matsuk A. U., Kravchenko V. V. History of Belarus, XVI–XVIII centuries: Research tutorial for 7th grade general secondary education institutions with the Belarusian language of instruction. Minsk, Publishing Center of the Belarusian State University, 2017. 214 p. (in Belarusian).

18. Danilovich V. V., Lakiza V. L. Institute of History. National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017, pp.189 –193 (in Russian).

19. Zyanyuk R. U. College of the Roman Catholic Church in Belarus (1772–1914 biennium). Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 300 p. (in Belarusian).

20. Gusakov V. G., Gaponenko O. A., Danilovich V. V., Krivichanina E. A., Nosevich L. I., Smekhovich N. V., Kovalenya A. A., Tugai V. V. History of agrarian science of Belarus (XIX–XXI centuries). Part 1-2. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017 (in Russian).

21. Lakiza V. L., Alyakhnovіch R. A., Danіlovіch V. V. History of agrarian science of Belarus (XIX–XXI centuries). Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2018. 60 p. (in Belarusian).

22. Kolechits A. G. Man i environment: the Stone Age, Western Polesie. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2018. 584 p. (in Belarusian).

23. Krivorot A. A. Interaction of partisan formations of Belarus and Russia in the rear of the German army group «Center». Moscow, Historical Memory Foundation, 2017. 334 p. (in Russian).

24. Krivoshei D. A. The fate of the peoples of Belarus under the occupation (June 1941 – July 1944). Moscow, Historical Memory Foundation, 2017. 316 p. (in Russian)

25. Lakiza V. Archeology at MKAD-2: the road from the past to the present. Nauka i innovatsii = Science and Innovations, 2017, no. 9 (175), pp. 34–38 (in Russian).

26. Lakiza V. Academic archeology of Belarus at the present stage. Nauka i innovatsii = Science and Innovations, 2017, no. 9 (175), pp. 18–26 (in Russian).

27. Levko O. N. Cordon – a new monument of Viking archeology in Eastern Europe. Doklady Natsional’noi akademii nauk Belarusi = Doklady of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 2016, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 120–127 (in Russian).

28. Levko O. N. The Polotsk Principality and the Vitebsk Oblast in the Age of the Vikings. Nauka i innovatsii = Science and Innovations, 2016, no. 11, pp. 57–61 (in Russian).

29. National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Report on the activities of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in 2015. Minsk, 2016. 425 p. (in Russian).

30. National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Report on the activities of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in 2016. Minsk, 2017 (in Russian).

31. Levko O. N. (et al.) Slavs on the territory of Belarus in the pre-state period: to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Leonid Davydovich Pobol. Book. 1. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2016. 506 p. (in Russian).

32. Levko O. N. (et al.) Slavs on the territory of Belarus in the pre-state period: to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Leonid Davydovich Pobol. Book. 2. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2016. 410 p. (in Russian).

33. Smolyaninov M. M. Belarus in the First World War 1914–1918. Moscow, Historical Memory Foundation, 2017. 415 p. (in Russian).

34. Smehovich M. V. Agriculture Belarus in 1943–1991 years: the stages of development, achievement, expertise. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 439 p. (in Belarusian).

35. Chikalova I. R. Great Britain: study in the Russian Empire (XIX – early XX century). St. Petersburg, Aleteiya Publ., 2017. 576 p. (in Russian).

36. Shalanda A. I. Francisk Skorina Code. Heraldic materials in Prague and Vilna editions of the first Belarusian printer. Minsk, Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2017. 175 p. (in Belarusian).

37. Social and political life in Belarus, 1772–1917. A. U. Unuchak [et al.]; editorial board: V. V. Danylovych (editor-in-chief) [et al.]. Nat. Acad. of Sciences, Institute of History. Minsk: Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2018. 573 p.

38. Belarusian People’s Republic – a step towards independence: to the 100th anniversary of the proclamation: historical sketch / A. A. Kovalenya [et al.]; the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of History. Minsk: Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2018. 157 p.

39. Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus / Compiled by V. L. Lakiza, R. A. Olehnovich; Edited by V. V. Danilovich. Minsk: Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2018. 60 p.

40. Belarus: pages of history / National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Institute of History. Minsk: Belaruskaya navuka Publ., 2018. 408 p.