Open AccessScientific and organizational activity of the staff of the History Institute of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences (1929–1941)
Author(s) -
В. А. Белозорович
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vescì nacyânalʹnaj akadèmìì navuk belarusì. seryâ gumanìtarnyh navuk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2524-2377
pISSN - 2524-2369
DOI - 10.29235/2524-2369-2020-65-4-443-450
Subject(s) - historiography , institution , politics , organizational structure , world war ii , comparative historical research , marxist philosophy , political science , period (music) , history of science , social science , sociology , library science , law , physics , astronomy , acoustics , computer science
The Institute of Нistory of the National Academy of Sciences ofBelarusis the leading research institution of historical profile in the Republic. The history of the Institute testifies to the formation and development of Belarusian historiography. The article reveals the scientific and organizational activities of the staff of the Institute of Нistory of theAcademyofSciencesof the BSSR in the prewar period. The influence of the sociopolitical situation on the change in the organizational structure and personnel of the Institute is shown: historians of the “old school” gave way to representatives of the new Marxist paradigm. The conclusion is made about the establishment of methodological monopolism in Soviet historical science. The author analyzed the process of formation and change of the main directions of historical research in the development of the concept of the history ofBelarusin 1929–1941. It is noted that in scientific research, priority was given to the problems of the history of the revolutionary movement, class struggle, and Soviet construction.