Conference 2021

Problem field of the conference:
1. Topical issues of source study and historiography.
2. The Polish-Soviet War of 1919–1921: preconditions, course, results.
3. The Riga Peace Treaty of 1921: Winners and Losers.
4. The fate of the Belarusian statehood in the context of the geopolitical challenges of 1918–1923.
5. Socio-economic situation and daily life of the population in the conditions of war and occupation regimes.
6. Socio-economic and humanitarian consequences of the First World War and the Polish-Soviet War for Belarus.
7. Geopolitical situation in Europe in 1918–1923.
8. Events of 1919–1921 as an object of historical memory.

The materials of the conference are scheduled publication of the collection.
Venue: Minsk, Institute of History NAS of Belarus.
Applications for participation in the conference and abstracts (according to the proposed form) are accepted until February 26, 2021 at the address of the Organizing Committee: 220072, Minsk, Academicheskaya, 1. Contact phone number: +375-17-284-16-10. Office #115. E-mail: modernhistbel@mail.ru.
In the application, you must specify the name, patronymic and surname of the speaker, his scientific degree and title, title of the report, name of the institution that the speaker represents, contact telephone number, e-mail, form of participation, as well as the need for technical means of maintenance. The full application form is placed in Annex 1.
Please note that:

• The organizing committee reserves the right to select reports.
• Invitations to conference participants will be sent out after consideration of applications until March 5, 2021.
• Students, undergraduates and graduate students, along with the application must submit abstracts of the report (up to 2000 characters) and the opinion of the supervisor.
• Foreign participants are requested to inform about the need for visa support.
• The costs associated with staying at the conference (fare, food and accommodation) are borne by the sending side.

Requirements for texts:
A report of up to 6 (six) pages in a single A4 interval (210 X 297 mm) should be typed in Times New Roman editor, size 14 without hyphenation. Fields: upper, lower – 20 mm, left – 30 mm, right – 10 mm. The first line indicates the UDC index (left alignment). The second line – the name of the material in lower case letters in bold (in the center); the third line – on the right surname (s) and initials of the author (s), name of the institution (abbreviated); from a new line, if necessary, specify the supervisor – his academic degree, academic title, surname and initials. The text of the report is printed in line (paragraph indent 1.25 cm). Footnotes to the literature are given in square brackets. Tables are inserted into the text. After the main text, the list of references is given in alphabetical order (literature is arranged in accordance with the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission). A sample of the report is placed in Annex 2.

For reference: Full conference information letter (pdf)