In the 1984-1988th years in BSSR Zbor of a pomn_k ў g_story_ і cultures Belarus і" in seven volumes (eight books) was published ". After its release, the publication of this series in Russian began. The first and only released volume of the Russian-language edition was dedicated to the Brest region. The corresponding volume of the Belarusian-language edition was taken as a basis, which was finalized and supplemented. Due to the collapse of the USSR, the publication was discontinued.