The Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Belarusian historiography of the twentieth century Cover Image

Великое Княжество Литовское в белорусской историографии ХХ в.
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Belarusian historiography of the twentieth century

Author(s): Andrey Lyubyj
Subject(s): Political history, Social history, Government/Political systems, History of Education, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Mateja Bela
Keywords: Historiography of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; History of Belarus; National historical narrative; Belarusian State University; scientific historical schools in Belarus;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the analysis of the formation and development of the Belarusian historiography of the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Special attention is paid to forming of scientific schools for the study of history of the 13th – 18th centuries in Belarusian territory, a formation of a national historical narrative in textbooks and encyclopaedias, as well as a role of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the development of the Belarusian state and the Belarusian nation in the Middle Ages and early Modern times. The author offers a periodization of the studying history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Belarusian historiography. He estimates the current research level regarding the Grand Duchy of Lithuania' history in the different Belarusian scientific centers.

  • Issue Year: 1/2020
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 164-178
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Russian