Social Thought in 1960s – 1970s’ Belarus: History, Nation
Social Thought in 1960s – 1970s’ Belarus: History, Nation

Summary/Abstract: The article draws attention to the fact that it is impossible to understand the evolution of the Belarusian society during the second half of the 20th century merely from the standpoint of political history. As it turns out, in the stability times of the Soviet regime, in the 1960s – 1970s, a vibrant public discourse existed in Belarus. In the mid-1960s, there was a previously (and later) unpre¬cedented public historiographical debate on history of culture and on genesis of Belarusian culture in late medieval and early modern times. In the 1970s, these discussions will no longer be possible. Therefore, the polemical public opinion has to flee to the “samizdat”. In 1975-1976, in samizdat publication “Hutarki” (“Conversations”), Mikola Jermalovič formulated the concept of independence of Belarus.

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