Першы беларускi ўнiверсiтэт i беларусазнаўчыя арганiзацыi ў расiйскiх сталiцах (1918–1919 гг.)

In the article the process of formation and activities of a number of Belarusian scientific and educational organizations in Moscow and Petrograd are discussed. The organizations were founded in 1918 by the staff of the Belarusian National Commissariat with the help of prominent Russian scientists, world-famous academics and professors. The author focuses on organizational, scientific and pedagogical practice of F.F. Turuk, W.I. Piczeta, D.M. Anuczyna, P.A. Rastorgujewa, M.J. Janczuk and J.S. Kanczer.