Academicians

Qualifications
Doctor of Historical Sciences (since 1980), Professor.
Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Elected in 1996 on speciality History.

Membership of other Academies, Scientific Societies and Councils
Member of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences,
Member of the Central European Academy of Science and Art,
Chairman of the Scientific council "History of Belarus".

Editorial Board Membership
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (Series of Humanitarian Sciences),
Member of Editorial Boards of the journals "Belarusian Historical Journal" and "Belarusian Past".

Current Position
The Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Chief Researcher.
1 Akademichnaya Street, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus
Tel.: +375 (17) 284-27-05. Fax: +375 (17) 284-02-19. E-mail: inst@history.minsk.by

Research areas
Social-economic, public and political history of Belarus in the XX century; creation of party and state institutions of power and their functioning in the Soviet period, labour, social and political activities of the working people.

Main Publications
1. Ideological and political education of peasantry (1926-1937) (1979).
2. History of the working class of the Belarusian SSR (1985).
3. An outline of Belarusian history (1994-1995).

Literature:
1. Michail Pawlavich Kastyuck (To 60th anniversary) // Vestsi of NAS of Belarus. Ser. Humanit. Sci. 2000. №1 (In Belarusian).
2. Mikhail Paulavich Kastyuk (To 65th anniversary) // Vestsi of NAS of Belarus. Ser. Humanit. Sci. 2005. №1 (In Belarusian).
3. Mikhail Paulavich Kastsyuk (To the 70th anniversary) // Vestsi of NAS of Belarus. Ser. Humanit. Sci. 2010. №2 (In Belarusian).