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Note: For the latest information about any of the Anglo-Belarusian organizations and publications listed here, refer to the   Belarusians in Great Britain & Ireland   Web site   (http://www.belarusians.co.uk/),   (new URL, July, 2003)   or contact them by e-mail at   belarusians_in_Britain@yahoo.com.

Periodicals such as The Belarusian Chronicle and Kamunikat, and books produced in Great Britain, or by authors based there (such as   Vera Rich,   Arnold McMillin,   and   Guy Picarda)   may now be ordered at the same address, and payment can be made to them in Great Britain, or to their representatives in New York.

There is now a   Belarusian Bookstore   on their Web site (select "bookshop" [кнігарня] from the menu on their home page).

• The Anglo-Belarusian Society

  "The main aim of the Anglo-Belarusian Society is to disseminate information about Belarus among the British public and to promote co-operation with British academic circles." (Other names/spellings include: The Anglo-Byelorussian Society; English-Belarusian Society.)

  Founded in 1954, current officers as of November, 1999:

  Chairperson: Rowan Carstairs

  Vice-Chairman: Prof. Arnold McMillin

  Secretary: Paval Saucou

  WWW: The Anglo-Belarusian Society   (new URL, July, 2003)

  
  

  The Belarusian Chronicle

  The English quarterly news bulletin about Belarus, Belarusian Chronicle, has been edited since autumn 1997 (nб). The first number is composed of 4 pages, the others of 8: nв, winter 1997 ; nг, spring 1998.

  Belarusian Chronicle
  Marian House
  Holden Avenue
  London N12 8HS

  Tel: 181.445.19.38 (Guy Picarda, editor)

  For current or back issues, contact: belarusians_in_Britain@yahoo.com

  Also refer to the following for Mr. Picarda's wonderful guidebook to Minsk: Minsk: A Historical Guide

  
  

• The Association of Belarusians in Great Britain

  "The oldest and most numerous Belarusian organisation in the UK. Any person of Belarusian origin or simply interested in Belarus can join the Association or participate in its activities."

  Chairperson: Lolia Michaluk

  Secretary: Ihar Labacevich

  
  

  Kamunikat

  Kamunikat is an information bulletin of the Association of Belarusians (content is in Cyrillic Belarusian and English).

  Editor: Ihar Labacevich

  A copy of any issue published in the last two years can be ordered by contacting "The Association of Belarusians in Great Britain" at the coordinates listed below.

  The Association of Belarusians in Great Britain
  52 Penn Road, London N7 9RE

  TEL and FAX: +44 171 609 6957

  E-mail contact: belarusians_in_Britain@yahoo.com

  
  

• The Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum

  "Focus on Belarusian life and studies outside Belarus. Located in North London, the library has the largest collection of Belarusian books and periodicals outside Belarus. Admission to the Library is by appointment with the librarian (phone number, below). The library also houses a small museum with maps, manuscripts, numismatics, postage stamps, and folk-arts and crafts."

  "The Library exists thanks to the generosity of the Belarusian community abroad. Any kind of support will be gratefully received."

  Contact:

  The Librarian (Mgr Alexander Nadson)
  37 Holden Road, London N12 8HS
  (2 minutes walk from Woodside Park underground station)

  TEL and FAX: 20-8445-5358

  e-mail (new): library@skaryna.org

  e-mail (older): belarusianlibraryinlondon@yahoo.com

  WWW: The Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum   (new URL, July, 2003)

  The Secretary of the Board of Trustees: Jim Dingley jim_dingley@hotmail.com

  
  

• The International Association for Belarusian Studies

  • Some board members are in the UK, but the organization is based in Mensk, Belarus.

    See also the entry about the International Association for Belarusian Studies,   at the Natzianalni Navykova-Asvetni Tzentr imya F. Skarini, Mensk, Belarus.