I. KRAVCHANKA, USSR Historian. Corresponding member, Belarusian Academy of Sciences, since 1959; Director, Institute of History, Belarusian Academy of Sciences, since 1956.
Career
Specialist in hist, of the establishment of Soviet power in Belarusian, hist, of the Communist Party Belarusian and World War II on Belarusian territory. Member, Editor Board, journal “Vestsi Academy of Sciences BSSR. Seryya gramadskikh navuk” (Herald of the Belorussian Academy of Sciences. Social Sciences Series).
1960 member, Soviet delegation at 11th International Congress on History Science.
Religion
Religion is bad because it imposes irrational rules of good and bad behaviour.
Views
Every person has rights to express his or her opinion, but the opinion could be expressed if it was in accordance with the general interests of Soviet society.