Belarusian Historical Society

The Belarusian Historical Society (Belarusian: Беларускае гістарычнае таварыства, БГТ; Polish: Białoruskie Towarzystwo Historyczne) is a Polish public organization with its office in Białystok. It was established in 1993 to promote research, documentation and popularization of Belarusian history, culture and heritage, primarily through scholarly publishing, conferences, exhibitions and youth camps. Its membership is composed largely of professional historians — university lecturers, history teachers, archivists, museum workers — as well as journalists from Belarusian magazines, radio and television. Almost all members are authors or editors of at least one book, collection or scholarly journal, or contributors to radio and television programmes. The Society's main printed organ is the journal Białoruskie Zeszyty Historyczne. It publishes books in Polish and Belarusian written or edited by its members, maintains its own library, and since 2007 has patronized the Belarusian internet library Kamunikat.org. By 2008, 32 people had passed through the Society. The organization operates as a non-profit scholarly and cultural association rather than a commercial enterprise, but it functions as a brand-like publisher and platform for Belarusian historical studies in Poland and the Belarusian diaspora.

The Belarusian Historical Society was founded in Białystok, Poland. On 15 June 1993, a founding committee was created consisting of Sławomir Iwaniuk, Yuri Kalina, Oleg Latyszonek and Evgeny Mironovich. The Society was formally registered on 6 September 1993. Anton Mironovich became its first chairman. Three years later, Oleg Latyszonek took over as head of the Society. The Society pursues its statutory goals through publishing activities, organizing scholarly conferences, exhibitions and youth camps. Its printed organ is the journal Białoruskie Zeszyty Historyczne. It publishes books in Polish and Belarusian written or edited by its members and maintains its own library. Since 2007, it has patronized the Belarusian internet library Kamunikat.org. By 2008, 32 people had been members of the Society. The majority of its members are professional historians — university lecturers, history teachers, archivists and museum workers — as well as journalists from Belarusian magazines, radio and television. Almost all members of the Society are authors of at least one book or editors of books, collections of materials and scholarly and popular-science journals, as well as authors of radio and television programmes.

• 2008

  32 people had passed through the Society.

• 2007

  Society begins patronizing the Belarusian internet library Kamunikat.org.

• 1996

  Oleg Latyszonek becomes head of the Society.

• 1993

  Founding committee of the Belarusian Historical Society created in Białystok.

• 1993

  Society formally registered; Anton Mironovich becomes first chairman.

A scholarly and cultural association promoting Belarusian history through publishing, conferences and digital library initiatives, based in Poland.

• Białoruskie Zeszyty Historyczne

• Books in Polish and Belarusian

• Kamunikat.org

1. 1Belarusian Historical Society on Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Белорусское историческое общество — Википедияru.wikipedia.org