Scientists from 10 countries will gather in Polotsk for a conference dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Belarusian printing

The IV International Scientific Conference "Berkov Readings. Book Culture in the Context of International Relations: Towards the 500th Anniversary of Belarusian Book Printing" will be held in Polotsk on May 24-25, the organizers reported.

Scientists from academies of sciences, major higher education institutions, museums, archives, and libraries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, France, and the Czech Republic will take part in the forum. It is planned to consider a wide range of issues related to the development of book culture, writing traditions, textual communication, the history of book and manuscript collections, the use of rare publications, etc. The seminar "Francysk Skaryna – Personality, Activities, Legacy, Modern Images" will focus on new data concerning the life and work of the outstanding enlightener and the historical memory of him.

An exhibition prepared by the Vrublevskis Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences will also be opened. The conference will be held under the auspices of the International Association of Academies of Sciences. The organizers of the forum, dedicated to this significant date, are the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, and the National Polotsk Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve.

Alena Tikhonova - BELTA.