Importance of public associations of the second half of the XIX - the 20es of the XX centuries in the Byelorussians moral requirements satisfaction

The importance of public scientific, educational and artistic associations of the second half of the XIX - the 20s of the XX centuries in the Byelorussians moral requirements satisfaction is uncovered in the article. Their contribution to the popularisation of the knowledge on the culture of the Byelorussian ethnos is underlined.