Achievements and prospects of academic humanitarian science development

The article analyzes the results and achievements of scholars the Department of Humanities and Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in 2021–2024. The work denotes unparalleled and the most important fundamental studies that reveal rich historical, cultural and spiritual heritage of Belarusian people. Authors also show the place and the role of social and humanitarian sciences in Belarusian society. The work stresses that the main objective of the research of scholars­humanists is not only the defence of the historical legitimacy of the Belarusian statehood and national­state interests of the Republic of Belarus in the world community, but also the preservation of the spiritual, material, historical and cultural values of Belarusian people and the strengthening of both: the country’s international prestige and Belarusian humanitarian science. And finally, the paper presents quantitative results of the research and the most significant practical achievements of scholars accomplished in the recent years. Promising directions of scientific research in the social and humanitarian sciences are outlined.