Exact copy of the 400-hundred-year-old ABC presented to heads of diplomatic missions in Belarus

6 сентября 2018

The first copy of the world's first textbook with this title was released by the National Library (with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). It exactly repeats the ancient original, of 1618 in the Church Slavonic language first published by our fellow countrymen .

Vladimir Makei, the Belarusian Foreign Minister: "There is an instruction of the head of state on this matter, so that we returned to our homeland those cultural values ​​that were once lost or exported abroad, that is why we are considering various forms of the return of the originals, but there may be a return of duplicates and exposure of certain materials in Belarus on a temporary basis. Therefore, we are now very active in this work, including with Belarusians abroad."

The new edition is a three-volume book with translation into Belarusian, Russian and English languages, and also a scientific research related to the textbook.

For the work done on preservation of cultural heritage, the National Library was awarded with the diploma of the National Commission for UNESCO.