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... very day, exactly 75 years ago, the Partisan Parade was held in Minsk. More than thirty thousand resistance fighters marched across the hippodrome site. About fifty thousand civilians welcomed the liberators. Today, the exposition of the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War holds many items that once witnessed the Partisan Parade in Minsk. Among the rare exhibits are banners of partisan units, personal belongings and weapons of resistance fighters, photos and documents.

Memory of war heroes honored in Mogilyov region The pioneers' action "Belarus remembers. Every name counts" was supported across the whole country. Flowers in honor of the fallen heroes of the Great Patriotic War will be laid at the obelisks and monuments of the Mogilev region. Today in the agro-town of Batsevichi, Klichev District, schoolchildren and local residents paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of the 55th Infantry Division and the 277th partisan detachment with a minute of silence...

List of historical and cultural values of Belarus grows bigger The list of historical and cultural values of Belarus grew bigger with the addition of an ancient rite called Walking the Sula. Residents of the villages Markovichi and Gadichevo in the Gomel region revived it 12 years ago. Since then, the rite is traditionally held on the second day of Easter. It was believed that this rite helps to stay healthy, protects from natural calamities and ensures a good harvest. Walking the Sula became the...

Niche with remains of saints and old books found in wall of Myadel church Sensational finding in the Myadel church of Our Lady of Scapular. The remains of the saints and the old parish books were found in the architectural monument of the 18th century. They were immured in the wall of the shrine in 1940. It became known from the note of a monk, which was found in the archive in Krakow. Among the finds are the relics of St. Theresa, Pope Gregory the Great and St. Cecilia. Relics will remain in Myadel...

Fourth volume of the unique edition will appear in bookstores at the end of September The final fourth volume of «The Great Historical Atlas of Belarus» is being printed now. This is the first, unique and the most complete collection of maps connected with the historical past of our country. The atlas is the result of joint work of employees of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Belarusian State University. The first volume was published in 2009. The final fourth volume will appear...

A number of horseshoes found in cultural layer of 17th-18th centuries The Museum of History of Minsk is going to increase its funds with unique exhibits. Hundreds of archaeological artifacts have been discovered on the site of ancient Minsk, during construction works. Today’s Osvobozhdenia Street used to be the outskirts of the medieval ...

The first to be renewed are the entrance gate, gallery and the middle tower The restoration of the Old Castle in Grodno was included in the state investment program. The former royal residence with millennial history has been reconstructed many times. It now features a great number of epochs and architectural styles. The forthcoming reconstruction will leave all historical elements of the castle of different centuries and styles untouched. The first to be ...

Crosses exhibited at Gnesichi monastery for pilgrims Stone crosses of the 13 th century were found on the territory of one of the most ancient Christian monasteries in Gnesichi. They were discovered on the site of an ancient cemetery. According to the monastery’s inventory, there was a chapel here. Foundations of a similar cult construction were also found a few kilometers away, at the old cemetery in Lavrishev. According to one of the versions of historians, it is the hermitage of an Orthodox...

Rukhov carpets can be included in the state list of historical and cultural values of Belarus The town of Starye Dorogi has revived the forgotten technique of Rukhov carpets. The name of the stylized pictures comes fr om the settlement wh ere they originated. The manufacturing techniques can soon be included in the state list of historical and cultural values of the Republic of Belarus. In that case the unique carpets will get UNESCO’s protection. Pictures made of straw on a black cloth appeared...

Historical re-enactors recreated Brest Fortress defense episodes Today is the 77th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the Day of the nationwide remembrance for its victims. At 3.30 a.m, a mourning ceremony began at the Brest Hero Fortress memorial. Here at dawn on 22 June, 1941, the frontier guards and defenders of the citadel faced the Nazis’ attack. Thousands of people, including foreign delegations from Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, have come to the memorial complex to...