Poland? Lithuania? Belarus? :

Alena Rudenka

doi:10.35765/pk.2025.5201.15

Alena Rudenka Instytut Slawistyki PAN https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1165-3299

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35765/pk.2025.5201.15

Keywords: ethnic and cultural identity, contacts, texts, history, homeland

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between ethnic and cultural contacts on the one hand and national identity on the other. The interplay is illustrated through the example of Belarus, whose history has been shaped by continuous interaction with other nations and cultures. The study analyzes the names used for present-day Belarusian lands and their inhabitants, as well as terms denoting “homeland.” Texts by prominent Belarusian writers and figures from cultural and political life serve as the factual basis for the analysis.

Author Biography

Alena Rudenka, Instytut Slawistyki PAN

Dr. habil., Professor at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), holds a habilitated doctorate in philology with a specialization in linguistics. She is a Slavicist and a specialist in theoretical linguistics, contrastive linguistics, cognitive linguistics, ethnolinguistics, and historical semantics. Among other projects, she carried out a research grant from the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) within the second edition of the “Solidarity with Scientists” programme at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (September 2022–January 2024). She was also a Fulbright grantee at Eastern Washington University, USA (March–June 2013), and received research fellowships at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Germany (October–November 1998 and March–May 2002). Professor Rudenka is a member of the Ethnolinguistic Commission of the International Committee of Slavists. She has authored more than 200 publications, including 11 books and 13 textbooks.

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Poland? Lithuania? Belarus?

Names of Belarusians and their Homeland in the Historical-Cultural Context

Abstract

Author Biography

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