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Belarusian Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

  • English-Belarusian dictionary [1]
    Online bidirectional dictionary

 

Language Study

Grammar

  • Belarusian grammar [2]
    An introduction to Belarusian grammar, including verb conjugation, nouns, adjectives, and orthography
  • Wikipedia [3]
    An overview of Belarusian grammar

Vocabulary

  • BBC Languages [4]
    Belarusian key phrases, includes sound files to listen to pronunciation of all phrases

Reading & Writing

  • Omniglot [5]
    Introduction to Belarussian writing system
  • Romanization guide [6]
    Guide to romanization of Belarusian writing system
  • The Cyrillic Alphabet [7]
    Overview of the cyrillic alphabet, site in English

Listening & Speaking

  • Dialects and Accents of Belarusian [8]
    MP3 Recordings of native speakers from various regions of Belarus, includes biographical information of the speakers

 

Culture

News & Media

  • Kidon Media Link [9]
    The selections of this Media-Link Megasite connect the learner with radio and television stations, newspapers and magazines. Close to 30 links.
  • Belarus Newspapers [10]
    About 25 online newspapers in Belarusian and English, including Belarusian Gazeta, Imya, Brestsky Courier, Belarus Now, Minsk News (in English).

Entertainment: Arts, Films & Music

  • Belarusian Fine Arts [11]
    The on-line encyclopedia about Belarusian art
  • Brama [12]
    Belarusian online art gallery
  • Belarusian Folk Music [13]
    Guide to Belarusian folk music
  • Belarusian Classical Music [14]
    Composer biographies, MP3 downloads, and notes of ancient Belarusian music. Information about composers is collected specially for the site.

Information about Belarus

  • Belarus - A Country Study [15]
    Exceptionally detailed presentation from the Library of Congress. Includes sections on: Geography, Society, Economy, Government and Politics, Very Detailed History and Historical Development, Contemporary Trends, etc.

 

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Search Engines and Directories

  • Akabita [16]
    Gateway to the Belarusian internet
1111 University Capitol Centre The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52242 USA +1-319-353-2700

Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-18 15:04): http://international.uiowa.edu/node/1805

Links:
[1] http://www.belarusguide.com/dictionaries/engblr/index.html
[2] http://www.belarusguide.com/dictionaries/grammar/index.html
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_grammar
[4] http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/belarusian.shtml
[5] http://www.omniglot.com/writing/belorussian.htm
[6] http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/beloruss.pdf
[7] http://www.belarus-misc.org/bel-alpha.htm#bel-alpha#bel-alpha
[8] http://web.ku.edu/idea/europe/belarus/belarus.htm
[9] http://www.kidon.com/media-link/by.php
[10] http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/belarus.htm
[11] http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/visual_arts/Mastactva.html
[12] http://www.belarus.net/artgalle.htm
[13] http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/music/Music.html
[14] http://classmusic.iatp.by/en/
[15] http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/bytoc.html
[16] http://catalog.akavita.by/en/