Беларускі тэатр у міжваеннай Латвіі
Belarusian theater in interwar Latvia

Summary/Abstract: Interwar Latvia was one of the largest concentrations of the Belarusian population outside Belarus. The majority of Latvian Belarusians were indigenous people who lived in Latgale. Until 1934, the Belarusian minority enjoyed cultural autonomy, which manifested itself in the activities of socio-political, cultural and educational organizations. One of the manifestations of Belarusian activity was theatrical activity. Belarusian activists treated theater as a way to promote Belarusian culture and Belarusian national awareness. The core of the artists were teachers and students of Belarusian schools. Plays by Belarusian authors were played on the stages of theaters, less frequently foreign ones (including Latvian ones). In the ϐirst years of Latvian independence, some Belarusian cultural and educational organizations conducted theater activities. In addition, amateur theater groups were established in secondary schools in Daugavpils and Ludza. An important event in the development of the local Belarusian theater was the establishment in 1927 of the Belarusian Theater Society in Latvia, which had two branches – in Riga and Daugavpils. Despite the lack of professionals and

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