F. Skaryna Book Collection
In December 2013, Bank BelVEB and the National Library of Belarus launched a joint project of printing the first facsimile complete works of Francysk Skaryna – the first Belarus book printer and one of the first book printers in Eastern Europe. The project will be finalized in 2017 – the year of the 500th anniversary of book printing in Belarus.
On 26 December 2013, in the Round Meetings Hall of the National Library, during the official ceremony, Chair of the Board of Bank BelVEB Pavel Kallaour and Deputy Director of the National Library of Belarus Alexander Susha signed into printing the first volume of complete works by Francysk Skaryna.
This project was initiated by Bank BelVEB and timed to the 500th anniversary of book printing in Belarus that will be celebrated on 6 August 2017. It would be impossible to successfully implement the facsimile printing without active participation of the National Library – the largest and foremost books storing institution.
Printed volumes will be granted to the National Library, museums and archives of Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the United Nations and UNESCO. They will serve the noble cause of popularization of Belarus cultural heritage and promotion of further historical, language and literature studies.