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This 14th century castle famous for once hosting the signing of Union of Kreva The Duke's Tower of the Kreva Castle is up for preservation. The project's financing was approved by the President. The castle has been lying in ruins for a 100 years following the Kreva military operation of the First World War. The castle, built in the 14th century, went down in the history of Belarus primarily as a place of signing the Union of Kreva. King Yagailo had his uncle Keistut, the father of Prince Vitaut...

International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar opens in Vitebsk Vitebsk is in anticipation of the official opening of the Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar. The solemn ceremony and festive concert will be held tonight. It will be broadcast by Belarus 1 and Belarus 24 TV channels. The day will be full of significant events. It will feature the opening of the Georgian singer Tamara Gverdziteli's personal star at the alley of laureates of the special award of the President of Belarus "Through art...

Comic show «Once Upon A Time In Russia» to be presented Several new projects have been presented today in the regional center Vitebsk – a show in the “Puppet neighborhood” and exposition of temple paintings at the Museum of arts. For the first time, the satirical genre is represented in a big format – the famous comic show “Once Upon A Time In Russia”. The central streets are populous today due to the fair of folk crafts and arts.

4 sites in Belarus included into UNESCO World Heritage List April 18 is the International Day of Monuments and Sites. There are four sites in Belarus that are included into the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. These are the Mirsky and Nesvizh castles, the Struve geodetic arc, and the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park. Five more sites have been put up for inclusion into the list. Among them are the Augustow Canal, the Savior-Transfiguration Church in Polotsk, Kolozhskaya Church...

... interests, typology” presented in Minsk A book on cultural preferences of Belarusians, prepared by the Institute of Sociology has been presented in Minsk. One of the goals of the project, implemented in the Year of Science, is to show that the national culture is the basis of the development of the society. The book features researches on how Belarusians take rest, the influence of the media on us, and also defines the traditional values in our state. The study on the contemporary culture of Belarusians ...

Alexander Lukashenko: national accomplishments in various fields need more active promotion The day before, while visiting the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater, the Head of State Alexander Lukashenko stated the need to actively promote the national accomplishments of Belarusians. The President got acquainted with the exhibition of the 8 works of nominees for the State Prize in Literature, Art and Architecture. After the Head of State had a warm dialogue with figures of art, the stage of the Bolshoi...

Laureates of prize “For Spiritual Revival” and special Presidential prize to figures of culture and arts greeted at National library Laureates of the prize “For Spiritual Revival” and the special Presidential prize to figures of culture and arts were greeted at the National library of Belarus. The organizers prepared a large exposition ...

Today the awards ceremony of the President of the Republic of Belarus «For Spiritual Revival» and special prizes of the President to the workers of culture and art took place in Minsk. Today the awards ceremony of the President of the Republic of Belarus «For Spiritual Revival» and special prizes of the President to the workers of culture and art took place in Minsk. On the eve the President ...

Today Minsk to host official awarding ceremony "For Spiritual Revival At the beginning of the New Year the prestigious award "For Spiritual Revival" and special prize of the President are usually held in Belarus. The Award “for spiritual revival” has been held since 1997. Within twenty years, hundreds of our compatriots have become its laureates. This year, there are 5 highest awards, as well as 10 special prizes of the President. Among those who have made an invaluable contribution...

... of Belarus, the personnel of the Belarusian rehabilitation center for disabled children, the Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University and many others. Ten special prizes of the President of the Republic of Belarus were awarded to figures of culture and art, men of science, educators, teams of authors, cultural institutions. Another award was conferred on the team of authors of the Belarusian TV and Radio Company for the production of a series of videos We Did This Together featuring the ...