Research papers - Беларуская Рада культуры

Belarus–Ukraine: Cultural Dialogue 2022–2026

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:45:23 +0000

Mapping of cooperation, key trends, and prospects Presented here is a mapping of Belarusian-Ukrainian cultural cooperation in 2022–2026, prepared by experts from the Belarusian Council for Culture in partnership with the Danish Cultural Institute. The document collects and describes joint projects in literature, theatre, film, visual arts, media, festival programmes and international networks. These examples demonstrate not only the scale and diversity of cooperation, but also how the nature of…

Independent Belarusian Culture 2025: Actors, Challenges, and the Future

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:46:27 +0000

Baseline research results This is an abridged version of a research paper that presents a comprehensive examination of the principal organisations and key figures within Belarusian culture, both domestically and internationally, alongside the contextual conditions influencing their existence from autumn 2024 to autumn 2025. The collaboration for this study involves theBelarusian Council for Culture and the Danish Cultural Institute. The impetus for examining the current conditions surrounding…

State Policy on the Destruction of the National Memory of Belarusians (2020–2024)

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:44:01 +0000

We present to your attention a study of the policies of the Belarusian authorities regarding the (de)construction of national historical memory in the educational sphere and the socio-cultural space of the country (2020–2024).In this work, the author (who is anonymous for security reasons) describes the measures taken by the Belarusian authorities to destroy national symbols, rename state institutions, reshape the landscape, and install commemorative signs. One of the study’s objectives is to…

Field of Independent Belarusian Culture 2024: Actors, Challenges, Future

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:49:22 +0000

Baseline research results This is an abridged version of a research paper that presents a comprehensive examination of the principal organizations and key figures within Belarusian culture, both domestically and internationally, alongside the contextual conditions influencing their existence as of late 2024. The collaboration for this study involves the Belarusian Council for Culture and the Danish Cultural Institute. The impetus for investigating the prevailing conditions surrounding…

Key Actors of Independent Belarusian Culture: on the Border of Space and Time

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:18:39 +0000

Baseline research report A thorough research paper is in front of you. The big document focuses on the key organizations, figures of Belarusian culture in Belarus and abroad, and the conditions they existed in (or were forced to) at the beginning - middle of 2023. This text is the result of a baseline study, the Belarusian Council for Culture commissioned this research, and the start of the vast ArtPower Belarus program gave the impetus for studying the background conditions of the existence of…

Cultural Practices as a Field and Tool of Decolonization: Belarusian Case

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 23:32:07 +0000

Framework Belarus is a country deeply affected by the colonial policies of its neighbors. At the beginning of the Belarusian project, colonization (Polonization and Russification) was identified as the main factor that influenced and continues to influence Belarusian identity. At the same time, at the beginning of the 20th century, ways of moving away from the cultural dominance of strong neighbors began to be proposed. The Belarusian situation began to be viewed as postcolonial in the…

The Analysis of Cultural Policy Models and Cultural Funding Mechanisms in Eastern Europe

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:48:37 +0000

The independent cultural sector has been affected by several structural problems, especially in post-socialist countries. One of the many problems is related to the mechanism of cultural funding. We aim to achieve sustainability of cultural organizations and civil society initiatives, ultimately ensuring a plurality of voices from the participation of the third sector in the cultural sphere. To make it possible we need to rethink and revise ineffective or opaque models. Belarus' sphere of…