In 2019, the agenda of the Annual Convention featured more than 660 panels and roundtables, as well as special events — presentations of books, exhibition openings, and movie screenings. This time, Belarusian studies were discussed across two panels “Religion in Post-Soviet Belarus: Official Mediations and Grassroots’ Accounts” and “Belarus: A Divided Nation?”, as well as “New Approaches to Belarusian Studies” roundtable.
Prof. Iryna Ramanava’s paper “Lepel’s Silentiaries”: Confrontation of Believers and Authorities in 1930s in Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic” was presented in the panel “Changing Religious Minds: State Policy and Transformations in Religious Practices of Soviet Citizens”. Upon presenting the paper, Prof. Ramanava was invited by Lexington Books to publish her monography in the Slavic Studies series.