«Чорна-белая» рэчаіснасць у святле прэсы міжваеннай Беларускай Хрысціянскай Дэмакратыі і «добрыя» і «дрэнныя» рэчы

Abstrakt

Two colours dominated the imagery representing social reality in the press of interwar Belarusian Christian Democracy. Various social phenomena, people, or material objects could be perceived as either “good” (“white”) or “evil” (“black”). In the realm of “good” material objects, phenomena, and people, it was actually pragmatism that mattered in the context of what was perceived as useful for the Belarusian nation. The latter was represented in the press as the “moral community”, which included the authors and editors as well as readers and supporters of BChD in rural areas. The realm of material objects is also of interest, as they likewise could be perceived as either “good” or “evil” from the community’s point of view. On the one hand, the objects were the symbols of this community; however, on the other, they could be viewed as powerful protecting fetishes.