Belarusian intelligentia in propagandism activities of the german occupation authorities in 1941 -1944

Introduction. The article examines the phenomenon of Belarusian intelligentsia in conditions German occupation period 1941-1944. author defines types interaction, motives, and political intentions this social group war. Materials methods. territorial scope study is limited to General District Belarus, within which head civil administration V. Kube pursued a policy so-called "Belarusization", aimed, among other things, at attracting local intellectual elite interact with authorities. Representatives intelligentsia, who chose path collaboration, were guided by various motives. Its politically active part sought implement national project under Nazi protectorate, embodiment would be acquisition sovereignty. Results. actively participated activities authorities levels. And representatives cultural saw cooperation possibility creative self-realization language. Conclusion. In both cases, they main instrument propaganda district. Their ethnicity fluency language an additional means verifying content propaganda. For their part, purposefully consciously interacted authorities, them as achieve own goals, hoping that regime, implementation national-state possible.