The life and work of Yefim Karsky, a prominent researcher of Belarusian culture

About the project

The Project «The Life and Work of Yefim KARSKY, a Prominent Researcher of Belarusian Culture» is a special rubric on the Archives of Belarus website, an internet resource of the archives and RM authorities and the state archives network in the Republic of Belarus.

Purposes

The purpose of the Project is to create on the Internet a more complete picture on the issues of Belarusian history and culture by means of archival sources illustrating the great scientific contribution and exclusive role of Yefim KARSKY in the development of Belarusian culture and national rebirth.

Structure

The exhibition features 200 records and documents (their electronic copies) selected from the Belarusian State Archives-Museum of Literature and Art, the Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings, the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, the National Historical Archives of Belarus in Minsk, the State Archives of Grodno Region, the State Archives of Public Organizations of Grodno Region and the Belarusian Research Center for Electronic Records.

The exhibition is structured in two levels:

– List of records, including their title, date, type, language and location index. On the right are links to view a full-size record. The records are basically arranged in chronological order.

– Electronic copies of records.

The exhibition consists of nine thematic sections with data about Karsky’s family, studies, activiy in the field of education, participation in social life, scholarly works, collaborative relations and his commemoration. The bulk of the exposition are textual documents – manuscripts (including autographs), typescripts, printed documents and published material (in full text and fragments). The documents are in Russian and Belarusian languages. The rest of the exhibition are photographs.

The offered material is not exhaustive and further research is possible on the subject to expand the virtual exhibition.

Participants

General coordination of the project – Department for Archives and Records Management of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus.

Main executor of the project, information contents, web design – Belarusian Research Center for Electronic Records.

Selection of records and digital copies –  the Belarusian State Archives-Museum of Literature and Art, the Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings, the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, the National Historical Archives of Belarus in Minsk, the State Archives of Grodno Region, the State Archives of Public Organizations of Grodno Region and the Belarusian Research Center for Electronic Records.

Notes

The use of the project materials requires a reference to the source of information – the Archives of Belarus Website and the individual archive in which a record is held. For other issues regarding the use of data posted on the website, please contact the respective archival institution (the contact information on the website page “Archives and records authorities and the state archives network”).

For comments and opinions on the project please email: ed@archives.gov.by.