Writing textbook of Belarusian history in conditions of «struggle on the ideological front» (1930–40s)

  • Valiantsina V. Yanouskaja Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Akademičnaja Street, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Aleh A. Yanouski Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

Article is devoted to the attempts of Belarusian historians to create textbook on Belarusian history under different titles, made by them in 1934–1945. The difficult fate of this comprehensive work is traced: the book undergone significant changes within short period in title, type of publication, not to mention scientific approaches and contents. Planned publications’ types varied from school and university textbooks to summarizing work in one or several volumes. In conditions of pre-war period the very preparation of such work has received strong political character. During the Great Patriotic War the work not only hasn’t stopped despite all the hardships and personnel losses, but even received serious boost. Details of how Belarusian historians’ creative research in native history intertwined with questionable and changing political and ideological guidelines were revealed and demonstrated based on collision archival materials and private collections of academicians Vladimir Picheta and Vladimir Pertsev.

Author Biographies

Valiantsina V. Yanouskaja, Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Akademičnaja Street, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (history), docent; head of the department of histography and methods of historical research

Aleh A. Yanouski, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (history), full professor; head of the department of Russian history, faculty of history

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Published
2017-03-30
Keywords: history of the BSSR, textbook, Belarusian historians, ideological guidelines, World War II, Vladimir Picheta, Vladimir Pertsev, Belarusian State University, Academy of Sciences of the BSSR
Supporting Agencies The article was prepared within the framework of the State program of researching works on the 2016–2020 years named «The economy and human development of the Belarusian society» within the subprogram No. 1 «History and culture».
How to Cite
Yanouskaja V. V., Yanouski A. A. Writing textbook of Belarusian history in conditions of «struggle on the ideological front» (1930–40s) // Journal of the Belarusian State University. History. 2017. 1. PP. 32-40.