Transformations in the cataloging system of information resources of the Republic of Belarus, revealed as a result of a comparative analysis of GOST 7.1-2003 and STB 7.1-2024 “Bibliographic record. Bibliographic description. General requirements and rules of compilation”. At the same time, the emphasis is on updating the conceptual and terminological apparatus, updating the structure of the bibliographic description and the distribution of the elements of the bibliographic description, taking into account the introduction of a new status – “conditionally mandatory element”. The directions of harmonization of the national standard with the international ISBD rules are outlined. 

Presents a comprehensive analysis of the publication activity of INION RAN staff dedicated to the research of Belarus. Based on bibliometric indicators (citations, views, downloads, inclusion in collections), the main thematic clusters are identified: foreign policy and international relations, historical memory and national identity, socio-anthropological research and library science. The most influential and sought-after works are identified, and the high importance of highly specialized research, in particular in the field of Russian-Belarusian library cooperation, is shown, taking into account their relatively low formal citation. The conclusion is made about the multidisciplinary nature and practical value of INION RAN research in the Belarusian field. 

The literary activity of the Polish poet B. Lesmyan and the Belarusian poet M. Bagdanovich is considered in the context of cultural dialogues of the early twentieth century, when integration processes were intensifying and new artistic concepts were being established, which testified to the typological connection of Slavic literatures and their productive multilateral interaction. An analysis is carried out of the philosophical and aesthetic searches of these masters of words, which predetermined the direct appeal to the images of the moon and the sun. The distinctive features of the individual style of each of the poets are revealed not only in connection with literary traditions, but also taking into account their creative method and ideological principles. 

The article reveals some common features in the poetics of U. Zhylka and M. Mashara. It is noted that both authors are characterized by a romantic worldview, belonging to the “aesthetic” direction in poetry. The conclusion is made about the commonality of ideological and artistic principles; as well as the themes and problems of the poems: the vagueness of the goal, the uncertainty of the path of the lyrical hero, inexplicable inner anxiety, the presence of the image of a “wanderer”, anxiety about the fleetingness of time, comparing oneself with a child in terms of worldview, sincere love for the Motherland. 

The article examines the genre nature of fantasy, taking into account its conversion in cinema. The aim was to identify the literary origins of the genre and the reasons for its popularity in the popular culture of post-industrial society. The fantasy genre has a unique appeal due to its space-time and at the same time game narrative, which provides people with a balance that is lacking in reality, due to withdrawal into fictional worlds. Movies of this genre combine novelistic elements of fiction, magic and metaphysics, based on cultural myths, legends, fairy tales. Fantasy has a unique aesthetic appeal in terms of narrative structure (the unfolding of events in the “secondary” worlds of the author’s world or modernity, where there is a place for the manifestation of fantasy; actualization of the past), the arrangement of the main characters (building a circle of images and characters in relation to the main character), space-time organization (movement in time and space). The huge costs of film production make fantasy movies dependent on a marketing company on their way to audience and commercial success. Fantasy movies are of great practical importance for enriching the genres of modern cinema, expanding themes, and gaining a deeper understanding of our spiritual world.