«Чорна-белая» рэчаіснасць у святле прэсы міжваеннай Беларускай Хрысціянскай Дэмакратыі і «добрыя» і «дрэнныя» рэчы
“Black and White” Imagery in the Representations of Social Reality in the Press of Interwar Belarusian Christian Democracy Vis-à-Vis Things “Good” and “Evil”

Summary/Abstract: Two colours dominated the imagery representing social reality in the press of interwar Belarusian Christian Democracy. Various social phenomena, people, ormaterial objects could be perceived as either “good” (“white”) or “evil” (“black”).In the realm of “good” material objects, phenomena, and people, it was actuallypragmatism that mattered in the context of what was perceived as useful forthe Belarusian nation. The latter was represented in the press as the “moralcommunity”, which included the authors and editors as well as readers andsupporters of BChD in rural areas. The realm of material objects is also of interest, as they likewise could be perceived as either “good” or “evil” from the community’s point of view. On the one hand, the objects were the symbolsof this community; however, on the other, they could be viewed as powerfulprotecting fetishes.

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