Archival documents and materials

Processes of nation building and state formation on the ethnic territory of Belarus in 1918-1920s

Year 1918

Additional archival documents and materials

Minutes of the meeting of the Bolshevik fraction of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee of the RSDRP. 3 January 1918. Copy. Typescript. (The State Archives of Minsk Region, f. 6, op. 1, d. 1, l. 14-15)
Minutes of the meeting of the Belarusian Council. 28 January 1918. Manuscript, signed by the Council members. Belarusian in Latin script. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 31)
Members of the [Coordination] center of Belarusian organizations and the Belarusian conference in Vilno: V. Lastovsky, А. and I. Lutskevich, Masovnis, Ya. Stankevich, D. Semashko, V. Tolochka etc. January 1918. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 399, op. 1, d. 22, l.1-2)
About the exit of Mogilev Province from the Belarusian Republic (BNR). 14 February 1918. Manuscript. (The State Archives of Mogilev Region, f. 83, op. 1, d. 29, l. 64)
Resolution of the Belarusian Council on the independence and territorial integrity of Belarus. Vilno. 18 February 1918. Manuscript, typescript. Belarusian in Latin script, German. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 36-39)
Minutes of the meeting of the Belarusian Council. 18 February 1918. Manuscript, signed by the Council members. Belarusian in Latin script. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 25-26 ob.)
Constituent Charter of the Executive Committee of the Council of the First All-Belarusian Congress “To the Peoples of Belarus”. Minsk. 21 February 1918. Photocopy 1990s. Typescript, signed by the Executive Committee Chairman I. Voronko, stamped by the People’s Secretariat. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 500, op. 1, d. 396, l. 4)
Minutes of the meeting of the Belarusian Council. 24 February 1918. Manuscript, signed by the Council members. Belarusian in Latin script. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op 1, d. 140, l. 27-28)
Minutes of the meeting of the Belarusian National Commissariat (incomplete text). 24 February 1918. Photocopy. Manuscript, autograph of D. Zhilunovich. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 15, op. 1, d. 56, l. 1-2)
Peace treaty between Russia, on the one hand, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, on the other hand. 3 March 1918. Printed. Magazine “Spadchyna”. 1993. № 2. P. 52-57. (BGAMLI, library)
Minutes of the meeting of the Belarusian Council. 3 March 1918. Manuscript, signed by the Council members. Belarusian in Latin script. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 28)
Constituent Charter of the Executive Committee of the Council of the First All-Belarusian Congress “To the Peoples of Belarus”. Minsk. 9 March 1918. Printed. Belarusian, Russian. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 967, op. 7, d. 3, l. 9, 11)
Constituent Charter of the BNR Council. Minsk. 25 March 1918. Printed. Belarusian, Russian. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 967, op. 7, d. 3, l. 2 ob.-3)
Constituent Charter of the BNR Council (the Act of Declaration of Independence of Belarus). Minsk. 25 March 1918. Printed. Polish. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 142, l. 9)
Constituent Charter of the BNR Council. Minsk. 25 March 1918. Typescript with handwritten notes and corrections. French. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 277, l. 42-42 ob.)
Members of the People’s Secretariat of the Belarusian National Republic. Sitting: A. Burbis, I. Sereda, I. Voronko, V. Zakharko; standing: A. Smolich, P. Krechevsky, K. Ezovitov, A. Ovsyannik, L. Zayats. 1918. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 3, d. 36, l. 1)
Stamp of the Council of People’s Ministers of the BNR. Photocopy 1990s. Printed. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 500, op.1, d. 396, l. 12)
Stamp of the Highest Council of the BNR. Photocopy 1990s. Printed. Belarusian, French. (BGAMLI, f. 500, op.1, d. 396, l. 14)
Map of the Belarusian National Republic. 1918. Published by the Belarusian Cultural and Educational Society in Minsk. Photocopy. Printed. Michaluk D. Belaruskaya Narodnaya Respublika u 1918-1930 gg. Lya vytokau belaruskai dzyarzhaunastsi. Smolensk, 2015. Belarusian. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on Belarusian statehood in 1918-1920s)
News items on the creation of the Belarusian Trade Chamber in Ukraine, the Belarusian exhibition in Vilno, etc.  Printed. Newspaper “Volnaya Belarus”. 1918. № 16. P. 126-128. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library)
News items on the cultural life in Belarus. Printed. Newspaper “Volnaya Belarus”. 1918. № 30. P. 222-224. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library)
“Memorandum on the situation in Eastern Belarus”. Article by A. Lutskevich (excerpt about the first initiatives for the foundation of the Belarusian National Republic). Vilno. 3 April 1918. Typescript with corrections by A. Lutskevich. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 134, l. 38-42)
List of members of the BNR Council representing different public and political organizations. [1918]. Typescript. Belarusian. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 967, op. 7, d. 3, l. 13-13 ob.)
Announcement of the BNR People’s Secretariat on the secretariat’s structure. Bobruisk. 6 April 1918. Printed. Russian, Belarusian. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 967, op. 7, d. 3, l. 5-6 ob.)
Letter from the Belarusian Council in Vilno to Chairman of the BNR People’s Secretariat I. Voronko concerning issues of Belarusian independence. Vilno. 7 April 1918. Typescript. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 126, l. 108-109)
Minutes of the organizational meeting of village representatives in Gorodok Volost “On the organization of the territorial council in Gorodok Volost” (excerpt). 13 May 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Gomel Region, f. 392, op. 1, d. 6, l. 37-38)
Certificate from the Commissar for Belarusian Matters in the Northern Region at the Belarusian National Commissariat, issued to I. Lagun. 23 May 1918. Photocopy. Typescript on printed form, signed by A. Chervyakov and D. Zhilunovich. (BGAMLI, f. 15, op. 1, d. 54, l. 1)
Resolution of the Belarusian Council in Vilno on the Belarusian statehood. 26 May 1918. Manuscript. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 80)
Minutes of the meeting of the Belarusian Council. 26 May 1918. Manuscript, signed by the Council members. Belarusian in Latin script. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 28 ob.-30 ob.)
Minutes of the common meeting of representatives from Dovsk, Korma, Razsokhovichi, Merkulovichi and Gorodok volosts on the organization of the territorial council in Dovsk Volost. 1 June 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Gomel Region, f. 392, op. 1, d. 6, l. 13-13 ob.)
Minutes of the meeting of the Mogilev Province Executive Committee on the inclusion of Mogilev Province in the Western Region. 2 June 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Mogilev Region, f. 149, op. 1, d. 2, l. 26-27)
Resolution of the common meeting of male residents aged 18-45 in Dovsk Volost on the organization of the Dovsk Revolutionary Regiment. 7 June 1918. Manuscript. (The State Archives of Gomel Region, f. 392, op. 1, d. 6, l.10-10 ob.)
Minutes of the common meeting of elective citizens from villages in Korma volost, Rogachev district, Mogilev province protesting against the inclusion of Korma Volost in Hetman’s Ukraine. 13 June 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Gomel Region, f. 392, op. 1, d. 6, l. 43-43 ob.)
Resolution of the common meeting of citizens in Starinka volost, Gorodok district, Vitebsk province on their attitude to the Belarusian Council. 17 June 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 1592, op. 1, d. 3, l. 16)
Resolution of the joint meeting of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Deputies from Dovsk, Razsokhovichi, Merkulovichi, Gorodok, Novochechersk and Korma volosts on the establishment of the Rogachev District Council. 18 June 1918. Typescript, manuscript. (The State Archives of Gomel Region, f. 392, op. 1, d. 6, l. 45-45 ob.)
Protest of the common meeting of residents in Yanovichi, Vitebsk district, Vitebsk province against the Belarusian Council. 20 June 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 1821, op. 1, d. 264, l. 207а)
Minutes of the Beshenkovichi District Congress of Soviets (excerpt on the attitude to the Belarusian Council). 1-2 July 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 260, op. 1, d. 8, l. 36)
Minutes of the meeting of the Dovsk Volost Soviet of Deputies with the participation of village committee chairmen. 8 July 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Gomel Region, f. 392, op. 1, d. 6, l. 20-20 ob.)
Minutes of the Beshenkovichi District Congress of Soviets “On the current moment” (excerpts). Resolution protesting against the BNR Council and against the independence of Belarus from Russia. 15-16 July 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 260, op. 1, d. 8, l. 21-22, 27, 29)
Resolution of the common meeting of citizens in Mishnevichi volost, Gorodok district, Vitebsk province protesting against the activities of the Belarusian Council. 26 July 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Vitebsk Region, f. 1821, op. 1, d. 269, l. 46)
Resolution of the common meeting of the Korma Volost Soviet of Peasants and Soldiers Deputies on military training of the village poor. 6 September 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Gomel Region, f. 392, op. 1, d. 6, l. 71-72)
Draft law “On the People’s Secretariat”. [24 October 1918]. Typescript. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 142, l. 1-1 ob.)
“Organization of forces. (On the history of Soviet Belarus)”. Article by D. Zhilunovich. Printed. Photocopies of clippings from the magazine “Polymya”. 1924. № 2. P. 170-178. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 674, l. 37-44)
Announcement by the BNR People’s Secretariat on the creation of the Trade and Economic Commission in Ukraine. 20 November 1918. Typescript. Belarusian. (NARB, f. 325, op. 1, d. 37, l. 7, 9)
List of board members and personnel of the Belarusian Trade Chamber. 1918. Typescript. (NARB, f. 325, op. 1, d. 19, l. 55-56)
Minutes of the meeting of the Belarusian Council. 24 November 1918. Manuscript, signed by the Council members. Belarusian in Latin script. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 33-34)
Charter of the BNR Council. 28 November 1918. Printed. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 500, op. 1, d. 396, l. 7)
Letter from  [P.] Voleisho to the Belarusian Council informing of the meeting at Porudomino on 30 November 1919 on the issue of joining Poland. Typescript, autograph of  [P.] Voleisho. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 140, l. 22-23)
Minutes of the Belarusian Peasants Congress convened by the Grodno Belarusian Committee. Grodno. 15-16 December 1918. Printed. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 151, l. 55-55 ob.)
Resolution of the Belsk District Belarusian Congress “On the future state system of Belarus and on the current political situation”. 20 December 1918. Typescript. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 151, l. 56-57)
Telegramme from J. Stalin to A. Myasnikov and M. Kalmanovich of 22 December 1918 on the  departure of a group of Belarusians for Smolensk with a preliminary text of the Manifesto and the structure of the Belarusian Soviet government. 29 December 1918. Copy. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 1, d. 12, l. 3)
Telegramme from J. Stalin to A. Myasnikov concerning the foundation of the Belarusian Soviet Government and the division of provinces between Lithuania and Belarus. 25 December 1918. Photocopy. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 1, d. 12, l. 9)
Minutes of the joint meeting of board members of the Belarusian National Commissariat, the Central Bureau of Belarusian Communist Sections and the Committee of Moscow RKP(b) Belarusian Section on the state system of Belarus. 25 December 1918. Photocopy. Typescript. (NARB, f. 60p, op. 3, d. 432, l. 15-17)
Minutes № 46 of the meeting of the Council for National Economy of the Western Commune on their moving from Smolensk to Minsk in connection with the transition of the regional center to Minsk after the proclamation of the BSSR with the center in Minsk. 30 December 1918. Typescript. (The State Archives of Mogilev Region, f. 447, op. 1, d. 3, l. 290-290 ob.)
Telegramme from the Presidium of the Sixth RKP North-Western Regional Conference to the RKP Central Committee announcing the conference as the First Congress of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Belarus. 30 December 1918. Photocopy. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 1, d. 1, l. 7)
Minutes of the First Congress of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Belarus. 30-31 December 1918. Photocopy. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 1, d. 3, l. 2-43)
Telegramme from J. Stalin to M. Kalmanovich on the departure of D. Zhilunovich from Moscow for Smolensk with a letter from Stalin. 31 December 1918. Photocopy. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 1, d. 12, l. 11)
Minutes № 1 of the meeting of the KP(b)B Central Bureau. 31 December 1918. Photocopy. Typescript, signed by A. Myasnikov and V. Knorin. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 1, d. 8, l. 1-2)
Map of Belarus from February 1918 to February 1919. Photocopy. Printed. Atlas gistoryi Belarusi ad starazhitnastsi da nashykh dzyon. Minsk, 2006. P. 101. Belarusian. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on Belarusian statehood in 1918-1920s)

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Additional archival documents and materials from others sources:

 Collection of documents and materials “The State Borders of Belarus”. Vol. 1 (May 1917 – November 1926) / compiled by V.E. Snapkovsky [et al]. – Minsk, 2012. – 195 p.

1918 Year