Дзейнасць Беларускага інстытуту навукі і мастацтва (Нью-Ёрк) па захаванні і пашырэнні беларускай нацыянальнай ідэнтычнасці
Activities of the Belarusian Institute of Arts and Sciences (New York) to preserve and expand the Belarusian national identity

Author(s): Natallya Hardziyenka
Subject(s): Cultural history, Security and defense, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Belarusian Institute of Arts and Sciences; national identity; Belarusian emigration
Summary/Abstract: After the Second World War, emigrants from Belarus who found themselves in the West had very different levels of national self-consciousness. United by a common origin and memory, they never theless faced a real threat of disappearing in the host societies without leaving a trace. However, representatives of the national intellectuals took care of preserving and expanding the Belarusian national identity among Belarusian emigrants. Founded in 1951 in New York, the Belarusian Institute of Arts and Sciences has become a flagship in this field. Over the decades, through its cultural, educational and publishing initiatives, it has been spreading information about Belarus, its history and culture to the masses of emigrants, contributing in many ways to the preservation and expansion of Belarusian identity not only among emigrants, but also in Belarus.

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