This article contains reflections on methods of creating the Belarussian national identity by Sokrat Janowicz, a Belarussian writer from Podlasie. Belarussian identity is treated as a kind of narrative strategy, which uses the authority of historicism and the principle of difference (in Derrida’s meaning). The inspiration of these considerations are H.K. Bhabha’s views on Postcolonialism, described in The Location of Culture. The introductory part of the article shows a short description of Belarussians as a national minority.
The article discusses the situation of the Ukrainian minority in Poland and the Polish minority in Ukraine with special emphasis on education. The author made a comparative analysis showing the policy of the authorities towards the education, the state numbers and the problems they intend to overcome the minority.
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