As annual measurements of public opinion show, Belarusians sincerely respect the historical heritage. The vast majority of citizens (85 percent of respondents) recognize the significant influence of the country's historical past on their worldview and values.
The annual monitoring of t...
The Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research surveys the opinions of citizens in rural areas regarding the quality of Belarusian goods and services. In the Year of Quality announced by the Head of State, this issue will be given close attention.
The research conducted by BISR among c...
In the context of upgrading the social life of society and the political and legal field of the country, adopting important decisions (updating the Constitution, the upcoming single voting day), the intangible aspects of our life, traditions, values, cultural and moral pillars of societ...
The main result of the balanced and consistent policy pursued by the state in the ethno-confessional sphere is the resilience and stability of relations between representatives of different confessions, religious beliefs and nationalities. This is confirmed by a number of opinion polls ...
We often appeal to patriotism without always understanding its essence. We have even become accustomed to the fact that patriotism is an umbrella for realizing someone's political goals, and even more often, certain business interests. Meanwhile, patriotism is not a political concept. E...
As the Head of State asserted, the civil servant will be equated to the military. This approach is justified by the fact that the civil service in the Republic of Belarus addresses the implementation of state policy and ensuring the State functioning.
The level of professionalism, comp...
In his address at the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, the Belarusian President noted that cultural heritage is one of the key pillars of the nation.
This is proved by the sociological studies. According to a survey made in November 2020 by the Institute of Sociology of the National A...
In his address at the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, the Head of State noted the sustainable inter-faith peace in Belarus, the absence of religious conflicts, the availability of churches, and freedom of religion.
Religious tolerance of Belarusians is the national brand of the count...
A demand for sociological information in the society is higher than ever, which is explained by the "reflection effect", which means the desire of a person to assess their image in the mirror of the public opinion.
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The number of false ("fake") information is constantly increasing, and, as BISR has already noted, it is becoming one of the most common tools of manipulating the public consciousness.
Sociology has a large number of tools and research methods. At the same time, in the ordinary sense i...
Modern Orthodox world map was taking its shape gradually, including under the influence of significant political events. Differences between the churches in the XX and XXI centuries were a common phenomenon, but the conflicts, that would have dragged into their orbit the entire Orthodox...
"The Third Rome" from Hilarion to Hilarion
The idea of combining the Slavic peoples around the Orthodox faith was expressed in the middle of the XI century in the "Sermon on Law and Grace" by Metropolitan Hilarion. In the XVI century the idea received in-depth and stable expression in ...