Electronic editions 2021–2023

Belarusians on the virgin lands of Kazakhstan: 1954 mid 1960s

Responsible for the issue: Kulinok S.V.

The electronic collection of documents and materials tells about the resettlement of Belarusians to the Kazakh SSR in 1954 the mid 1960s. The publication includes 187 documents, including those from the National Archive of the Republic of Belarus, the State Archive of the Minsk Region, the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the State Archive of the East Kazakhstan Region, the State Archive of Kostanay region, and the Lisakovo Regional State Archive. Among the published documents are resolutions, orders, protocols and extracts from protocols, memos, references, letters, memoirs, etc. The documents are organized according to thematic and chronological principles.

The electronic edition consists of four sections. The first one contains documents of the central and republican party–Soviet bodies on the development of virgin and fallow lands; the second one contains materials on the organization and selection of personnel for displaced persons; the third one describes the forms and methods of providing labor to areas of development of virgin and fallow lands; the fourth one includes documents on the organization of labor, everyday life.

The illustrative block includes 66 documents.

The publication presents seven videos from the Belarusian State Archive of Film and Photographic Documents, which tell about the departure of students to virgin lands, the development of virgin lands and harvesting, cultural leisure and the return of virgin lands to their homeland.

New economic policy in the BSSR: agriculture

Responsible for the issue: Kulinok S.V.

The electronic edition contains documents and materials reflecting the new economic policy in agriculture in the territory of the BSSR. Materials and documents from the collections of the National Archive of the Republic of Belarus and the State Archive of the Minsk Region are presented. Most of them are published for the first time.

Published documents include laws, decrees, resolutions, circulars, resolutions, minutes and extracts from them, memos, reports, etc.