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краткое содержание статей, опубликованных в № 4 за 2018 год (на английском языке)

Alexander LUKASHENKO: AGRICULTURE CRUCIAL FOR WELL-BEING,

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STABILITY OF THE COUNTRY ............................................ p. 3 The article is dedicated to the government conference to discuss the development of the countryside and ways to bolster agribusiness effectiveness. The big professional talk about the future of the domestic agriculture was held in Minsk on 3 April 2018. The magazine cites the excerpts from the speech of the Belarusian president and also gives the opinions of the governors and ministers, heads of advanced agricultural companies, farmers, MPs and scientists.

Marianna SHCHETKINA. WE NEED TO THINK GLOBALLY AND ACT LOCALLY

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ............................... p. 12 In an interview with the Belaruskaya Dumka Magazine, Deputy Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Marianna Shchetkina talks about the steps taken in Belarus to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and also about her activities on the post of the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs represent 17 parameters of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In September 2015 Belarus was one of 193 countries who affirmed their commitment to this agenda. Alexander ZHUK. THREE MODELS OF PEDAGOGY .................................................. p. 21 In an interview with the Belaruskaya Dumka Magazine, Rector of the Maksim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University Alexander Zhuk talks about the benefits of new educational technologies and the faults of the outdated methods of teaching and the archaic one-size-fits-all approach to all students. The rector also gives his thoughts on the original pedagogical techniques and the education cluster to select the most motivated prospective students and to train highly-qualified teaching professionals.

Alexander TITOK. RADIOACTIVE WOUNDS WILL NOT HEAL THEMSELVES… ....... p. 28 In an interview with the Belaruskaya Dumka Magazine, Alexander Titok, the head of the department for Chernobyl cleanup efforts at the Emergencies Ministry of the Republic of Belarus, talks about the enormous work undertaken in Belarus to minimize the damage done by the world’s worst human-caused accident.

Viktor LOVGACH. REVIVAL WITHOUT SYNDROMES ................................................ p. 36 A journalist, Chernobyl cleanup worker, Viktor Lovgach tells about the situation in Gomel Oblast in the wake of the most terrible man-made disaster. The author examines the actions of the authorities and the media during the first days and weeks after the accident. The author also analyzes the government policy to help people gradually get rid of radiophobia and traces the changes in the people’s perception of living in certain contaminated regions. Using the example of Vetka District, the author examines the process of rehabilitation of the Chernobyl-hit areas.

Piotr KRAVCHENKO. THE CHERNOBYL DIARY ......................................................... p. 43 Piotr Kravchenko, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (19901994), tells about the work done at the international level to get Belarus recognized as the state hit the worst by the Chernobyl catastrophe. Special emphasis is put on the efforts made by the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to show the real magnitude of the Chernobyl tragedy for Belarus during the sessions of the UN General Assembly and other international organizations.

Snezhana MIKHAILOVSKAYA. IN DEFIANCE OF RADIATION ................................... p. 52 The article is about the developments of the Institute of Radiology of the National Academy of Sciences that contributed to the rehabilitation of the Belarusian territories that got exposed to radioactive contamination as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Scientists justified the need to convert farms in the affected regions to new lines of business and to carry out the necessary activities to manufacture regulatory clean products. A project to develop the social and radiological passports in the most contaminated areas has been implemented. Some scientific recommendations were used to develop the software products to make both shortterm and long-term predictions of the future radionuclide behavior. They have become indispensable for the agricultural enterprises working in the contaminated areas. Sergei GOLOVKO. FROM REHABILITATION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ....... p. 60 Mogilev Oblast was among the regions hit by the tragedy in the Ukrainian Chernobyl in 1986. The accident affected nearly a third of the region’s territory and also disrupted the course of its development. However, thanks to the efforts undertaken by the government the region managed to solve the most important problems and today, more than 30 years after the Chernobyl accident, is reaping the positive results. This topic is the subject of this article.

Adam MELNIKOV. THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN NATIVE LAND ......................................... p. 66 The article narrates the history of Krasnopolye District, Mogilev Oblast. Being a native of the district, the author goes back to the period of the Chernobyl disaster when the district became contaminated with radiation. The author talks with pride about how his compatriots fought off all the difficulties and got back their right to live in their native land with dignity and without fear.

Alina SABUTS. ANCESTRAL MEMORY ..................................................................... p. 70 The article explores the art of Belarusian writer Henadz Pashkou. The author analyzes the writer's signature style. Using the lyrical-documentary diary "Polesye Travels" the author interprets the theme of loyalty to the native land. She emphasizes Henadz Pashkou’s civic position as the publicist and his concern over the future of the native land.

Yelena KUNAKHAVETS-PLYAVAKA. IN JOURNALISTS’ SIGHT ................................. p. 74 The article explores the potential of regional press in view of the transformation of the modern media space, defines the priorities of local publications. The author cites the results of the survey among the editors and journalists of the local newspapers of Brest Oblast.

Sergei SOLODOVNIKOV. JOHN KEYNES’ CODE ......................................................... p. 79 The article examines the problems of codification of economic texts. In this context, the author talks about the gnosiological difficulties of their scientific interpretation, the triple code of John Keynes.

Nikolai LEVCHUK. THE ‘FORCE FIELD’ OF THE INNOVATIVE SECURITY ................... p. 86 The article explores the phenomenon of the innovative security from the general economy-based perspective and also in terms of the state’s defense capability and the stability of the national innovation system, which implies the use of the technological and social approach. The article also examines the prerequisites for developing the Intellectual Belarus model.

Alexander GAISHUN. EAEU-EU DIALOGUE: PROSPECTS AND RISKS ..................... p. 92 The article discusses the possibility of cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union. The author believes it is necessary to start with a dialogue between the two bodies taking into account interests of the largest countries, which pursue an active policy to divide areas of influence in the world. The political analyst believes that the integration of integrations idea put forward by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko can be implemented primarily via cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union.

Konstantin KARPEKIN. RELIGIOUS JEWISH BUILDINGS ......................................... p. 97 The author intends to analyze the state of synagogues and Jewish praying schools in Mogilev Province in the second half of the 19th century – early 20th century. The article distinguishes the main types of populated localities depending on the available religious Jewish buildings in them. The article tracks changes in the numbers of synagogues and Jewish praying schools in this period. The process of emergence of new religious buildings is described.