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The Belarusian Scout Association (ABS, be, Аб`яднанне Беларускiх Скаўтаў, transliterated ''Ab'yadnannye Belaruskikh Skaǔtaǔ'') is one of the nationwide
The Belarusian Scout Association is an independent non-profit organization of children, youth and adults, descended from traditions of the World Scout Movement and from the Belarusian Scout troops and Belarusian Scout Association Abroad (BSAA; ''Аб`яднання Беларускiх Скаўтаў за мяжой'', АБСМ), which existed from 1945 to 1951 in Germany.
The Belarusian Scout Association was founded in 1991 by a small group of people from various cities, based in Minsk, officially registered in April, 1992, and had approximately 1,500 members as of 1995. Groups existed in the capital, as well as
File:Belarusian Scout Association Abroad 1945-1951.png, Old Belarusian Scout badge, which existed from 1945 to 1951 in Germany
File:Belarusian Scout Association Abroad.png, Membership badge of the ''Belarusian Scout Association Abroad'' (BSAA), which existed from 1945 to 1951 in Germany
Information on the association (outdated)
Liquidation of the Belarusian Scout Association
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...
organizations in Belarus. The association was founded in 1991 and liquidated in 2005 by the Supreme Court of Belarus
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus is the highest-tier court inside of Belarus and acts as the final "court of review." Its general tasks include the oversight of lower-tier courts and can render justice in areas of general civil and c ...
, but still continues to operate. In 1995, the association served about 1,500 members.
History and program
The Belarusian Scout Association is an independent non-profit organization of children, youth and adults, descended from traditions of the World Scout Movement and from the Belarusian Scout troops and Belarusian Scout Association Abroad (BSAA; ''Аб`яднання Беларускiх Скаўтаў за мяжой'', АБСМ), which existed from 1945 to 1951 in Germany.
The Belarusian Scout Association was founded in 1991 by a small group of people from various cities, based in Minsk, officially registered in April, 1992, and had approximately 1,500 members as of 1995. Groups existed in the capital, as well as Baranavichy
Baranavichy ( ; be, Бара́навічы, Belarusian Latin alphabet, Łacinka: , ; russian: Бара́новичи; yi, באַראַנאָוויטש; pl, Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus, with a population (as of ...
, Buiki, Homyel, Hrodna, Rahačoŭ
Rahachow or Rahačoŭ ( be, Рагачо́ў, ; russian: Рогачёв, Rogachyov, also transliterated Rogachev; pl, Rohaczów; yi, ראגאטשאוו, ''Rogatshov'', ) is a town in the Gomel Region of Belarus. It is center of Rahachow District ...
, Ruba
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Places
* Ruba, Belarus
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Food
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, and Vileika
Vilyeyka ( be, Вілейка, Viliejka, ; russian: Вилейка, Vileyka) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vilyeyka District. It is located on the Viliya River, northwest of Minsk. The first his ...
. The chairperson in 1998 was Nikolai Grakov. Critics of the pro-Russian Belarusian Republican Scout Association saw it as a government mouthpiece and direct descendant of the communist
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Pioneers, whitewashed for western consumption. Hence, the dissident, Belarusian and democratically oriented Belarusian Scout Association had stayed separate, and largely underground due to political constraints. The ABS bought a country house to use as a camping center and organized regional camps there in the summer of 2003. One of the ABS regional newsletters became a citywide school paper with around 1000 circulation, as of 2004. The association was liquidated in 2005 by the Supreme Court of Belarus
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus is the highest-tier court inside of Belarus and acts as the final "court of review." Its general tasks include the oversight of lower-tier courts and can render justice in areas of general civil and c ...
, but still continues to operate.
The Scout Motto of ABS is ''Напагатове!'' (''Napahatove!''), ''Be Prepared'' in the Belarusian language. The Belarusian noun for a single Scout is ''Скаўт''. The official language of ABS is Belarusian.
The Scout emblem incorporates the Cross of Lorraine, due to its appearance in the former national coat of arms of Belarus
The national emblem of Belarus features a ribbon in the colors of the national flag, a silhouette of Belarus, wheat ears and a red star. It is sometimes referred to as the coat of arms of Belarus, although in heraldic terms this is inaccurat ...
, the Pahonia.
See also
* Scouting in BelarusGallery
External links
Information on the association (outdated)
Liquidation of the Belarusian Scout Association
References
*''Belaruski Skautyng'' (in English 'Belarusian Scouting'), by Lozka, Ales', in Belarusian (Narkomovka), Minsk, Polymya Publishers, 1997, 190 pages; {{ISBN, 985-07-0213-3; print run 2,500 copies, printed by the Belarusian Scout Association ''Ab'yadnannye Belaruskikh Skautau''. Non-aligned Scouting organizations Scouting and Guiding in Belarus Youth organizations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Belarus