@misc{Grzybowski_Jerzy_(1979–_)_Belarusian_2021, author={Grzybowski, Jerzy (1979– )}, editor={Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license}, address={Warszawa}, howpublished={online}, year={2021}, language={eng}, abstract={The article deals with the Belarusian school system in Latvia under German occupation. Belarusians were one of the most numerous minorities in that country, both in the inter-war period and during World War Two. In German-occupied Latvia, Belarusian nationality was declared by more than 50,000 people. For political reasons, the occupation authorities allowed Belarusian schools to operate in areas with significant Belarusian population. As a result, thirty-five primary schools, two middle schools, and one secondary agricultural school, employing about a hundred teachers in total, were opened. These schools were attended by a few thousand pupils, the majority of which were children of petty and landless peasants. The Belarusian school system struggled because of numerous material issues.}, title={Belarusian education in General District Latvia (1941–1945)}, type={Text}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/Content/233448/PDF/WA303_270078_A453-SzDR-56-3-SI_Grzybowski.pdf}, volume={56}, number={3}, journal={Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej}, publisher={Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk}, keywords={Latvia - ethnic minorities - public policy - 20th c., Latvia - ethnic relations, Belarusians - Latvia - 20th c., Latvia - 1941-1944 (German occupation), education}, }