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"The meeting was attended by dozens of representatives of various branches of the Lipsky family from both Belarus and abroad. During the meeting, Vladimir Lipsky introduced his new book which traces the Lipsky genealogy down to 1320."
"Speaking during the meeting, Aleksandr Mikhalchenko, chairman of the State Committee on Archives and Record-Keeping, pointed out that existing archives give Belarusians a chance to study their family history down to the 12th degree. In the opinion of Mr Mikhalchenko, the country's future depends to a great extent on how well people know the past of their nation and their family history in the first instance. Mr Mikhalchenko added that one can register a coat of arms of one's own with his committee's Heraldry Department."
"Those present were offered an exhibition of genealogical documents and literature prepared by the National Library of Belarus."
Source: BelaPAN, BelaPAN; No. 18; Thursday, November 5, 1998; 2:40 p.m.
"The organizers say they plan to study the language, culture, traditions, and history of the Chuvash people, maintain contacts with other Chuvashes residing in Belarus, and invite folk musicians from Chuvashia to perform in Belarus."
"The organization also prepares to take part in the Third All-Belarusian Festival of National Cultures."
Source: BelaPAN, No. 82; Sunday, January 23, 2000; 4:50 p.m.
"Mr Kanapatsky described Mr Yakubovsky as a man with encyclopaedic knowledge, a linguist, historian, culturist, geographer, biologist, who was a pioneer of the Tatar and Belarusian cultural rebirth in the late 80s. In 1991, he established a magazine named Bairam, the first publication of the Belarusian Tatars, and edited the first 27 issues."
"Mr Yakubovsky was born into the family of a craftsman in the village of Kamai in the Postavy district of the Vitebsk region on April 20, 1932. He studied history, geography, and the Belarusian language and literature at the Minsk Teachers Training Institute and the Belarusian State University. He worked as a teacher in a primary school and later as a junior researcher at the Institute of Soil Science. In 1978, he received a Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic State Prize for editing the 12-volume Belarusian Soviet Encyclopaedia."
"Mr Yakubovsky was buried at a Tatar cemetery in the village of Smilovichi in the Cherven district of the Minsk region on September 15."
Source: BelaPAN, No. 64; Thursday, September 17, 1998; 9:00 p.m.
"Engineer Rafael Delyanov of Molodechno, who presides over Peloponnesus, told BelaPAN that the association was registered with the Ministry of Justice on March 25 [1998], Greece's Independence Day. At present, he said, about 1,000 ethnic Greeks reside in Belarus."
"According to Mr Delyanov, the Belarusian State Committee on Religions and Nationalities, the Greek Embassy in Belarus and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs encourage ethnic Greeks to study their native language and traditions."
"'The association's Council is considering ways to train leaders for amateur art groups of Peloponnesus and Greek language instructors, organize an optional Greek course at Secondary School No. 3 in Molodechno, and arrange Belarusian children's recuperation on the soil of the legendary Elis,' Mr Delyanov said."
Source: BelaPAN, No. 16; Friday, September 4, 1998; 7:10 p.m.
"Nikolai Fomichev, deputy supreme chieftain, said that the AUC has its cells in all regional centers, with the exception of Grodno. The AUC's Vitebsk regional cell has 600 members. According to Mr Fomichev, about 3,000 Cossacks reside in Belarus. But one does not need to have Cossack predecessors to join the AUC, it is enough to 'observe Cossack traditions and share their outlook,' he said."
"Mr Fomichev said that the AUC does not have any direct political goals. It advocates the unification of all Slavic peoples and is ready to cooperate with all organizations supporting the re-establishment of the Soviet Union. In his opinion, 'the union of Cossacks of the three fraternal Slavic peoples (Belarusians, Russians, and Ukrainians) may become an integrating force for the Soviet Union's re-establishment.' "
Source: BelaPAN, No. 50; Monday, August 17, 1998; 5:40 p.m.
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