Belarusian and Russian scientists submitted 12 applications for the joint competition "BRFFI - RGNF "Polotsk-2011"

January 11, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. 12 applications have been submitted by teams of Belarusian and Russian scientists for the joint thematic competition of the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (BRFFR) and the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Foundation (RGNF) on the scientific problems of ancient Polotsk "BRFFR - RGNF "Polotsk-2011", the BRFFR informed a BELTA correspondent. BRFFR and RGNF, in accordance with the cooperation agreement concluded between them, announced a joint thematic competition of fundamental research projects "BRFFR - RGNF "Polotsk-2011". Its goal is to consolidate the efforts of the foundations to finance relevant scientific research carried out jointly by scientists from the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on the problems of ancient Polotsk. Applications were submitted in the following areas: history of Polotsk and the Principality of Polotsk; development of political, economic and cultural ties of the state formations of Ancient Rus' with the Principality of Polotsk; archaeological research in the Polotsk lands; culture and writing of the Polotsk land; application of the latest natural science methods in historical, archaeological, art history research. Currently, a competitive selection of projects for grants is underway. The winners are expected to be announced at the end of March this year. The project implementation period should not exceed two years, so we can expect that in the year of the 1150th anniversary of Polotsk, which will be celebrated in 2012, the public will be introduced to new scientific works dedicated to the history of the oldest city in Belarus. A necessary condition for granting grants is the commitment of scientists to make the research results public property by publishing them in scientific publications. -0-