On June 1st, at the National Library of Belarus took place the presentation of the monograph by Andrey Kotlyarchuk “In the shadow of Poland and Russia. The Great Duchy of Lithuania and Sweden during the European crisis in the XVII century”.
The event which was held within the framework of the Days of Sweden in Belarus (May 13th – June 12th) is the joint project prepared by the Embassy of Sweden to the Republic of Belarus and the National Library of Belarus.
The monograph “In the shadow of Poland and Russia. The Great Duchy of Lithuania and Sweden during the European crisis in the XVII century” is the first Belarusian edition of Andrei Kotlyarchuk’s doctoral thesis published in the Belarusian language. The monograph reveals the endeavor of the Great Duchy of Lithuania to enter into a political alliance with Sweden. The illustrated book has been issued with the support of the World Association of the Belarusians Backauscyna and the Embassy of Sweden to the Republic of Belarus.
Lyudmila Kiryukhina, the Deputy Director of the National Library of Belarus for Research and PR opened the event. In the presentation participated: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to the Republic of Belarus Stephan Eriksson, the author of the monograph, scientists and historians from the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Andrey Kotlyarchuk answered the guests’ questions and, at the end of the event, took part in the autograph session.
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