Грамадская думка ў Беларусі 1960-х–1970-х гадоў: гісторыя, нацыя і незалежнасць
Social Thought in 1960th – 1970th Belarus: History, Nation and Independence

Summary/Abstract: The article draws attention to the fact that it is impossible to understand the evolution of the Belarusian society during the second half of the 20th century merely from the standpoint of political history. As it turns out, in the stability times of the Soviet regime, in 1960s – 1970s, a vibrant public discourse existed in Belarus. In the mid-1960s, there was a previously (and later) unprecedented public historiographical debate on history of culture and on genesis of the Belarusian culture in late medieval and early modern times. In 1970s, these discussions will no longer be possible. Therefore, the polemical public opinion has to flee to the ‘samizdat’. In 1975-1976, in samizdat publication “Hutarki” (“Conversations”) Mikola Jermałovič formulated the concept of the independence of Belarus.

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