Introduction

Contents

1. Physical geography and geographical regions
2. Administrative divisions
3. Major cities and towns
4. Economic geography
5. Cultural and historical geography, historical and cultural monuments
6. Ecology and the environment (Chornobyl, national parks and conservation efforts)
7. Maps and photographs

1. Contemporary governmental and legal systems
2. Soviet and post-Soviet Belarusian political elites
3. Contemporary domestic politics
4. Political parties and movements
5. International relations
6. Human rights issues
7. Political culture
8. Social and demographic trends

1. Prehistoric to 9th century
2. Kyivan Rus' and the East Slavic principalities, 9th-13th centuries
3. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 13th-16th centuries
4. The Commonwealth of the Two Nations 16th-18th centuries
5. Russian Empire
6. BNR, BSSR and western Belarus, 1917-1939
7. Belarus in WWII
8. BSSR from 1945 to 1991
9. The Republic of Belarus

1. Belarusian national symbols and their history
2. Reflections on the Belarusian "national character"
3. The Belarusian national movement and Belarusian national identity
4. Postcolonial theory and contemporary Belarusian culture
5. Contemporary youth culture and popular culture
6. Gender issues

1. History of the Belarusian Language
1. Belarusian Lacinka   (in English) written by Mikalai Pachkayeu
2. Belarusian dialectology
3. Codification of modern standard Belarusian, language planning and language policy
4. Sociolinguistic situation; language attitudes and language ideologies
5. Belarusian in contact with other languages
6. The Russian language in Belarus
7. Belarusian personal and place names
8. History of Belarusian linguistics
9. Belarusian-English and English-Belarusian dictionary
1. Online Belarusian-English; English Belarusian dictionaries   developed by Ryhor Hajduk
10. Online Belarusian Language Instruction
11. Online Belarusian phrasebook
12. Online Belarusian Language Discussion List (linguistics focus): Movaznaustva
13. Pravapis   Web site about the Belarusian language in Belarusian and English
14. Web Links about the Belarusian Language   in Belarusian and Russian

1. Old Belarusian literature to 1500
2. Middle Belarusian literature, 1500s-1600s
3. The 18th and 19th centuries
4. "Nasha Niva" to WWI
5. The 1920s and 30s (Soviet Belarus)
6. The 1920s and 1930s (Western Belarus)
7. Belarusian literature from WWII to 1985
8. Literature of the "glasnost'" era
9. Belarusian literature since 1991
10. Belarusian diaspora literature
11. Russophone writers in Belarus

1. History of Belarusian theatre and film
2. Contemporary Belarusian theatre and film
3. Information on individual theatres and filmmakers
4. Archive of photographs from Belarusian stage and film productions

1. History of visual arts in Belarus
2. Contemporary artists
3. Information on museums and galleries in Belarus
4. Photo gallery

1. History of architecture in Belarus
2. Belarusian folk architecture
3. Contemporary architecture
4. Historical preservation in Belarus
5. Photo gallery

1. History of music in Belarus
2. Belarusian folk music and folk instruments
3. Contemporary composers
4. Popular and rock music
5. Belarusian folk dance
6. Ballet and modern dance

1. History
2. Print media
3. Electronic media
4. Freedom of information issues
5. Links to Belarusian print and electronic media

1. Major ethnic groups (Belarusians, Russians, Poles, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Latvians, Tatars, Jews, Roma (Gypsies)). Demography, history and culture of ethnic minorities in Belarus; links to Belarusian and minority cultural organizations
2. Belarusian Folklore
1. Oral traditions -- folk songs, folk and fairy tales, legends, proverbs and sayings, incantations
2. Seasonal and family rituals
3. Folk beliefs and folk demonology
3. Material Culture
1. Traditional Belarusian folk arts and crafts
2. Belarusian folk costume
3. Traditional Belarusian cuisine
4. Folk Culture in Contemporary Belarus

1. Countries
2. Personalities
3. Publications
4. Organizations, Institutions

1. History of religion in Belarus: early Slavic polytheism, Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism, Protestantism, the Uniate Church, Judaism, Islam
1. 450 Years of Protestantism in Belarus   (in English, Belarusian, and Russian) written by Mikalai Pachkayeu
2. Religion and national identity
3. Church-state relations in contemporary Belarus
4. Religious denominations in Post-Soviet Belarus and contact information for religious communities

1. Economic profile of modern Belarus
2. Economic history
3. Economic policy in post-Soviet Belarus
4. International trade
5. Links to Belarusian businesses and related organizations

1. History to 1917
2. Soviet period
3. Post-1991, reform of the educational system
4. Scientific and educational institutions in modern Belarus (links to Web sites, information on current research)

1. History
2. Libraries and archival resources in Belarus
3. Libraries and archival sources abroad
1. Belarusian Francis Skaryna Library in London
2. Belarusian Collections within the British Library
4. "Libraries" on the Internet
   1. Belaruskaja Palichka
   2. Belaruski Knigazbor (Belarusian Library)
5. Other information resources