On 13 April 2018, the press conference “Year of Native Land: Historical and Cultural Heritage of Small Towns and Settlements of Belarus” was held at the Press Center of the Press House. Vadim Lakiza, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the NASB Institute of History, and Boris Lazuko, Head of the Department of Ancient Belarusian Culture of the NASB Center for Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research, represented the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The scientists told the media about the results of research of historical and cultural heritage of small towns and settlements of Belarus conducted by organizations of the NASB Department of Humanitarian Sciences and Arts.