Vladimir Gusakov
100 years of Belarusian academic science
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Belarusian academic science, the author considers the stages of its development, achievements of the leading scientific teams of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Alexander Grusha
Institute of Belarusian culture: Start of activity
The article examines the first years of the Institute of Belarusian Culture (1922–1928) from 1922 to the end of 1924. It is found out what difficulties the Inbelcult had to overcome; what its potential was based on; what tendencies led to the transformation of the Institute into a political project of the BSSR power elites.

Andrei Maksimchyk
A little known plot of the Inbelkult curriculum vitae
The article considers the history of the Inbelkult Zoological Museum creation, gives new information on the work of its director, professor A. V. Fedyushin.

Kandratsenia Iryna, Laptsionak Alena
Sources and achievements of modern Belarusian lexicography and terminography
The article examines the role of the Institute of Belarusian Culture and its Scientific and Terminological Commission in the creation of the lexicographic and terminological fund of the Belarusian language. The authors describe the lexicographic features of the first national explanatory dictionary, the achievements of modern Belarusian lexicography and terminography.

Maryna Hleb
Research development in the agricultural field
The author considers the main stages of the research development in the field of agricultural sciences at the Institute of Belarusian Culture, the programs and strategies of the agricultural scientists work.

Sergey Vityaz, Olga Gaponenko, Andrey Kishtymov
From Inbelkult to science and technology clusters
The authors consider the important problems of state support for the effective institutionalization of the field of science, which is of great importance for social development.

Mikhail Myasnikovich
Topical issues of economic policy of the Eurasian Economic Union at the present stage of integration
The author gives a comprehensive analysis of the integration processes in the EAEU, indicating the key role of the Strategic Guidelines for the Eurasian economic integration development to 2025. A need for move to the project cooperation and active joint investment and innovation activities of the Union states has been underlined.

Catherine Gospodarik, Mikhail Kovalev
The EAEU unified innovation space as a foundation of sustainable economic growth 50
The article analyzes the current state of the economies of the EAEU member countries and proposes a new innovative development scenario for the period to 2030. Using the developed hybrid model of economic growth, the authors ground the forecast indicators for the proposed scenario implementation.

Iryna Yemelyanovich
From electronic to smart government
Based on the materials of the E-Government 2020 study, prepared by the UN Secretariat, the main guidelines of local e-government development have been outlined.

Vladimir Ryabovolov
Intellectual property as an instrument of sustainable growth
The author defined the main economic aspects of intellectual property and its contribution to the development of the knowledge economy.

Yulia Vasilishina
Fundamental science: Crisis or new mission?
Within the framework of the round table, the state and prospects of the fundamental science development in the post-Soviet space are discussed by the researchers from Russia, Armenia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus – the participants of the 3rd Forum of the CIS scientists, organized by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Sergey Gaponenko
BRFFR: 30 years of support for new ideas and outstanding people in science
The 30-year experience of the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research has been summarized. The author considered its role in preserving and developing the main scientific schools, supporting talented scientists.

Alesia Salavei
Socio-demographic and professional portrait of the Belarusian scientists in the mirror of sociology
The article examines the main aspects of social well-being, professional self-identification, career aspirations, labor activity of the scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus based on the sociological research results.